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UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by EBMedia: 2:01pm On Oct 31, 2020
The Management of University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has released a young woman who was detained in the hospital for six months over unpaid bills.

IgbereTV gathered that the patient, Bidemi Taiwo was admitted in the hospital on March 23, 2020. She gave birth to a baby boy through cesearan section but lost the child.

Since then authorities of the UBTH detained her over non-payment of the bills said to be over five hundred thousand naira.

A lawyer, Jefferson Uwoghiren who took up the case, confirmed the latest development on Saturday, October 31.

He wrote:

"Breaking!!!! University Of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, Benin finally submitted to superior reason this morning, as Miss Bidemi Taiwo, has been Ordered to leave the hospital. We demand the release of other similarly imprisoned patients. Poverty is not a crime"
https://www.facebook.com/100000877803683/posts/3585762491462976/?app=fbl

Bidemi's father, a peasant farmer Mr Sunday Oyebamiji has thanked the management of the UBTH for their magnanimity in writing off the debt which, as at August 2020, accrued to about six hundred thousand Naira. He also appreciated Mr Jefferson and his team for their support.

Meanwhile, Mr Jefferson in a statement issued in Benin City on October 29, said that it is a criminal offense to detain a patient over a civil debt without court order.

He wrote:

"It is a criminal offense to detain a patient, in a hospital, by hospital management, or their agents, due to debts accumulated by a patient, in consequences of health care treatment. Nobody, I repeat, nobody is permitted to detain a debtor, over a civil debt, without the order of court, which is unlawful. The management of UBTH, Benin City, is liable in law, for false imprisonment, emotional distress and agony, in a civil action, and of kidnapping, assault and breach of public peace in a criminal charge. A patient and doctor relationship is contractual, bound by the Law of Contract. Doctors offer services to patients in legitimate expectations of payments. Breaches or Inability to fulfill contractual obligations, cannot result in the detention and imprisonment of one party, in a private facility, by the other, personally or by their agents, in consequences of same. There is no law, that makes services provided by doctors, either public or private, exceptional, and above the Law of Contract. Let this victim of this idiotic, seasonal and reprehensible breach of rights, now languishing in UBTH Prison, get a lawyer, and sue the Honorable Minister of Health, The CMD of UBTH, and Matron, directly in charge of her detention for the past six months, following her inability to fully pay her hospital bill. #SHAMEUBTH Enough is Enough."

Jefferson Uwoghiren, Esq,.
29th October, 2020
Benin City."
https://www.facebook.com/100000877803683/posts/3579067218799170/?app=fbl

See his posts below.

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Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by EBMedia: 2:02pm On Oct 31, 2020
More

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Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by Abboki: 2:04pm On Oct 31, 2020
Wow

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Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by Enudapan: 2:24pm On Oct 31, 2020
Nah eh! No qualms
This is so sophisticated

Good one
Poverty is not a crime shaa
Buh
Every young folks out there should start preaching the good news of B0mbing to all
The undergraduate nd graduate outta.
This Time around it has taken different various profitable shapes, no longer the thing
You all used to know

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Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by OmodavidoX(m): 7:26pm On Oct 31, 2020
Mehn, there is poverty in the land. And Nigeria Senators are earning over 29 million just for sleeping in a month. embarassed

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Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by slawormiir: 7:26pm On Oct 31, 2020
damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright
Hahaha
Wahalar nor too much

And the pussy ass niggarr who impregnated her is no where to be found

I don't know how broke people manage to get an erection
To make it worse they will go ahead an insert their penis inside a juicy pussy without condom and even fail to withdraw(coitus interruptus) when they get to peak of excitement
People get mind o.....if me broke my penis nor dey green stand

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Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by Nobody: 7:27pm On Oct 31, 2020
Terrible
Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by aminusodiq(m): 7:27pm On Oct 31, 2020
grin
Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by CodeTemplar: 7:27pm On Oct 31, 2020
Where is that governor who dashed Laycon N5m for winning over N50m? He is needed in places like these.

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Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by ajoyeleke(m): 7:27pm On Oct 31, 2020
angry
Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by thoollz: 7:27pm On Oct 31, 2020
Enudapan:
Nah eh! No qualms
This is so sophisticated

Good one
Poverty is not a crime shaa
Buh
Every young folks out there should start preaching the good news of B0mbing to all
The undergraduate nd graduate outta.
This Time around it has taken different various profitable shapes, no longer the thing
You all used to know



Your head no correct

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Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by Giovanni93: 7:28pm On Oct 31, 2020
If you can leave Nigeria, please leave. This is very inhumane. sad

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Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by ecolime(m): 7:28pm On Oct 31, 2020
Enudapan:
Nah eh! No qualms
This is so sophisticated

Good one
Poverty is not a crime shaa
Buh
Every young folks out there should start preaching the good news of B0mbing to all
The undergraduate nd graduate outta.
This Time around it has taken different various profitable shapes, no longer the thing
You all used to know
Stop promoting fraud

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Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by WandaMaximoff: 7:28pm On Oct 31, 2020
In as much as Hospitals are not a charity organisation, there should be provision for cases like this.


Probably a pro bono purse to help people who they've verified are unable to pay their bills.

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Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by lawrenzi(m): 7:28pm On Oct 31, 2020
Whao
Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by mosho2good: 7:28pm On Oct 31, 2020
Egg is now #70 in my side .... And my question is , wat concerns End SARS wit Otule okuko.....

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Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by onadana: 7:29pm On Oct 31, 2020
tongue. Nothing musa no go see for gate.
Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by Madas1986(m): 7:29pm On Oct 31, 2020
EBMedia:
The Management of University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has released a young woman who was detained in the hospital for six months over unpaid bills.

IgbereTV gathered that the patient, Bidemi Taiwo was admitted in the hospital on March 23, 2020. She gave birth to a baby boy through cesearan section but lost the child.

Since then authorities of the UBTH detained her over non-payment of the bills said to be over five hundred thousand naira.

A lawyer, Jefferson Uwoghiren who took up the case, confirmed the latest development on Saturday, October 31.

He wrote:


https://www.facebook.com/100000877803683/posts/3585762491462976/?app=fbl

Bidemi's father, a peasant farmer Mr Sunday Oyebamiji has thanked the management of the UBTH for their magnanimity in writing off the debt which, as at August 2020, accrued to about six hundred thousand Naira. He also appreciated Mr Jefferson and his team for their support.

Meanwhile, Mr Jefferson in a statement issued in Benin City on October 29, said that it is a criminal offense to detain a patient over a civil debt without court order.

He wrote:


https://www.facebook.com/100000877803683/posts/3579067218799170/?app=fbl

See his posts below.
this can only happen in the Southern part of Nigeria

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Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by Judolisco(m): 7:30pm On Oct 31, 2020
@ least they treated her commendable.. She would have been left to die if it were other private hospitals

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Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by Businext: 7:30pm On Oct 31, 2020
This is fantastic news.
More pathetic that she lost the baby, just sad
I once tried to pay the bills of some patients detained in a government hospital also but it was overwhelming, the amount was so much, adding every day.
I felt so deflated.
I know hospital is not charity and they have staff to pay, bills and all
But they suppose know say,

Things no balance for now

#GodBlessTheLawyer
#GodBlessTheManagement
#GodBlessTheWomanAndHerFamily

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Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by weslay: 7:30pm On Oct 31, 2020
If na to do gofundme for Erica na, all the clout chasers go appear.

Thank you Mr. Jefferson.

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Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by AdetayoNL(m): 7:31pm On Oct 31, 2020
Enudapan:
Nah eh! No qualms
This is so sophisticated

Good one
Poverty is not a crime shaa
Buh
Every young folks out there should start preaching the good news of B0mbing to all
The undergraduate nd graduate outta.
This Time around it has taken different various profitable shapes, no longer the thing
You all used to know

Forgive my ignorance.... What is B0mbing?
Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by Nobody: 7:32pm On Oct 31, 2020
The woman must have passed through a lot of trauma while been detained by UBTH management. Also her family and her inlaws ought to have rally round and sought for help before it got to this level. God bless her, her family and the lawyer.

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Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by AFULA(m): 7:32pm On Oct 31, 2020
Okay
Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by Bkayyy: 7:32pm On Oct 31, 2020
See eternal wickedness.
This woman must have been created by the God of hate himself to be the human form of wickedness in the face of Earth.
How can you be as broke as not to be able to pay for delivery fee and you move about having unprotected sex with the intention of bringing innocent children in this world to suffer for your wickedness

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Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by sammysneh(m): 7:32pm On Oct 31, 2020
The woman is trauamatized over the death of her son

May God give you strength, it's well..
Re: UBTH Releases Woman Detained For 6 Months Over Unpaid Hospital Bills (Photos) by tedx14: 7:32pm On Oct 31, 2020
Awwwnbaby:
This is strange

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