Late raggae legend Ras Kimono‘s widow, Efe Okedi, passed on on Sunday just 3 months after her husband died in Lagos. Her child who is Ras Kimono’s step son, who spoke to The NET revealed that his mum was rejected by 3 hospitals before she gave up the ghost.

It was also revealed by family members that the late Ras Kimomo’s wife was never ill.
Onome Akpobome, Ras Kimono’s stepson (Efe Okedi’s son who she had before marrying Ras Kimono), explained that her death was as mysterious as anything and that she was fine before going to bed, adding that the entire family had gone to the beach for an uncle’s birthday; only for her to complain of chest pains during the night.

“On Saturday, we went to the beach for my uncle’s birthday. Nothing went wrong until about 2 a.m when she woke us up to change over because PHCN had brought the light, she then went upstairs and started complaining of chest pain. At this point, she started breathing awkwardly…” he said.
She was then rushed to a hospital in Ogba, a mere ten minutes drive from their Magodo residence but would eventually give up the ghost without receiving treatment.


“Her elder sister who is a nurse attended to her and gave her first aid but her breathing was still laboured so we decided to take her to the hospital. First, we went to Blue Cross Hospital at Ogba but the staff we saw were unresponsive. I was shocked to see their unconcerned countenance.

When we saw that they were not ready to help us so we left and drove to County Hospital. A doctor saw her there, checked her pulse and said she was still breathing but that they had no facilities to treat her. So he referred us to Lagos University Teaching Hospital in Ikeja.”
As he sobbed softly, Onome further narrated that LASUTH was not of help either:

“When we got to Lasuth at about 4 am, they also wasted our time for over 40 minutes and by the time they were ready to treat her, she had stopped breathing.”

“The pain is worse for me because none of the three hospitals treated the case as an emergency. In fact, I have given up on Nigeria because they all had up to three hours to save my mum, how can over three hospitals in Lagos not have the right facility to treat breathing problems?- None of them even had a stretcher, I am just totally done with this country.”

Onome further explained that he also lost a family friend last month due to the carelessness of some doctors.

‘It is even worse for me because this also happened last month to my friend who lost her sister due to wrong administration of drugs, how can over three hospitals in Lagos not have the right facility to treat breathing problems. This says a lot about the situation of the Health Sector of Nigeria as a country’ he said.

More below:

https://zenithnaija.com/my-mom-died-after-being-rejected-by-3-hospitals-ras-kimonos-step-son-onome/

Buhari brings out the WORST in everyone and everything. Even Facilities and Care centres are no exception. SAD!

Sorri

Sorry for the loss

Nigeria we hail thee

I know she was not sick but obesity can stop your heart and breathe. Unfortunately we live in a country where the medical facilities are ignored by rulers that get medical care abroad.
Take heart family rest in peace mama.

On another account by her sister, she said it was in the morning that they they took her to hospital na. Rip to the woman.

This is screen shot from amebo Linda.
I don't want to believe that the hospital don't attend to her sha, she might have given up the ghost before she got there. Cardiac arrest is so sudden that if nothing is done within seconds, it might lead to death, that's what I suspected and according to the chest pain she complained. Is not everytime we must blame the hospital and come to social media to rant, they are helpless at times. The pain of loosing her husband alone can trigger her sudden death. Some couples are just like that when the bond is much. Rip to the woman once again.

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I blame Buhari

Under pressure, Nigeria under pressure. Nigerians are under pressure in this clueless administration of Buhari.

and the said their motor is to save life 1st

Yoruba amaka

RIP

The guy said he has given up on Nigeria and some people reading and typing RIP will still be shouting UP BUHARI, UP SARAKI, UP ATIKU...…...The truth is that Nigeria need a new order led by young and dynamic people like SOWORE.

Nigeria we hail thee

Nigeria has never been a country rather a shithole

Rip

Let those stupid docs that always defend their ppl come online as usual.

You will not understand unless it happens to you.
I watched a convulsing child die at Obio Cottage ph.A child no staff considered emergency until he began to gasp.meanwhile the parents have been screaming bit they went abt their duty cos its a normal thing to them

That day I had brought my son to the hospital when his temp reading was 38.9.I waited over 3 hrs because I had a health insurance with them before my dh came down and took us to a private hospital.You needed to have seen how they screamed and started treatment immediately because his temp got to 39.



I never forgave them.went back and gave them a piece of my mind that day.Their Customer Care would call me several times over a mth but I'm so done with them.

Stupid nigerian hospitals

Nigeria!!!

Nigeria is rotten . Sentiments aside, this isn't the fault of the doctors or nurses.

In all same countries, emergency care should be the responsibility/provision of the government or through proper Health Insurance, two of which is lacking in Nigeria.

painful

So so unfortunate bros, that's the situation we find our selves in this nation.This displays the selfishness of our leaders, evil sects, they can afford flying abroad and so ignore the decaying state of our health sector.God dey!

Very sad

hope she wasn't a smoker, the death shows signs of HbP.

RIP to the dead.

Traumatic.

and they even charge high fees. UPTH.......you shall reap what ever you've sown

LadySarah:
Let those stupid docs that always defend their ppl come online as usual.

You will not understand unless it happens to you.
I watched a convulsing child die at Obio Cottage ph.A child no staff considered emergency until he began to gasp.meanwhile the parents have been screaming bit they went abt their duty cos its a normal thing yo them

You must be silly. Doctors aren't the only ones who attends to patients . If the record staff hasn't seen and the nurse hasn't gotten the patients vital signs, the doctor cannot see.

If the patient does not pay, the record clerk will not document the patients case, and the nurse will not use her teeth to attend.worse still, most HMO's don't cover much, and they're inefficient.
Wasn't it under our very eyes the NHIS guy was removed for fraud up to billions of naira but Buhari put him back?

Blame your government..not any damñ Hospital.

Death is inevitable. RIP Rastafarian.