Four doctor at the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, Niger State capital have been handed a 21-month suspension by the Medical and Dental Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal for negligence which led to the death of one Mrs. Eleojo Collins.

The accused, Temitope Onile, Nzurumike Nnanna, Danmusa Ochala and Omotayo Oluwadamilola Akinro were arraigned on the charges of negligence of duty between January 27 and 28, 2012, according to reports from Punch. Delivering his ruling, the Chairman of the six-man tribunal, Dr. Jonathan Azubuike said, “For failure to see a patient as often as his/her medical condition required, Onile is hereby suspended for three months, Nnanna six months, Ochala six months, and Akinro six months.” According to the charge sheet, the doctors were on call but failed to promptly attend to the patient who was admitted under their care and required urgent surgical intervention. The patient later died. Akinro was accused of “suspending the passage of Foley’s catheter and proceeded to administer Misoprostol (used to induce pregnancy) without prior consultation with the consultant and senior medical officer on duty.”

He said the offense contravened Rule 29, 29.4(c) and 29.4(f) of the Code of Medical and Dental Ethics in Nigeria 2008 Edition and is punishable under Section 16(1)(a) and (2) of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act, Cap.M8 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

In a separate ruling, the tribunal found a doctor engaged at Barau Dikko Specialist Hospital, Lafia Road, Kaduna, Dr. Udezue Obumneme, culpable and suspended him for three months, based on the charges of negligence and misconduct in the operation he carried out on one Mr. Steven Kwaso, who also later died.

In another development, a doctor with Shell Petroleum Hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Dr. Amos Essien, has been arraigned before the tribunal on charges of negligence in the management of one Mr. Obhuo Sonam. The charge sheet read, “You caused to be prescribed and administered several doses of sedatives and anaesthetic drugs to the said patient without monitoring adequately…and you have conducted yourself infamously in a professional respect.

Read more at: http://www.today.ng/news/niger-tribunal-suspends-four-doctors-for-negligence/

In a more saner society the licenses of the negligent doctors will be withdrawn. Suspending them alone for no matter how long is not enough.
Imagine since 2012, we are just hearing of the rulings of the tribunal...

No wonder our country's health care system sucks especially in Government hospitals.

My heart goes out to families of the deceased.

coolhayor: Four doctor at the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, Niger State capital

What a lawless country!
Instead of putting them behind bars and tearing that their fake license these people are speaking grammer!

A vet dr I know mistakenly killed a white woman's dog in jos. That was it. License siezed till next world. He had no choice than to go and start teaching. A mere dog!
And here we r talking of human being.
Ndi iberiber!!

"Negligence" has always been the slogan of all profession/vocation in Nigeria..... Even the profession that requires more devotion still pledges allegiance to "negligence".....
And all they did was to send them on suspension....after being responsible for the death of few nigerians? Pathetic,how they try to rationalize professional incompetence.
Ndi ara!