Baby sues Lagos for failed surgery, demands N500m damages

Tony Amokeodo


A two-year-old baby, Master Samuel Oji, has dragged the Lagos State Health Service Commission before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere, following his alleged claim that the LSHSC at its Apapa General Hospital performed a failed surgery on his head.





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In a suit filed through his next friend, Mrs. Rosemary Oji and Mr. Sunday Oji ( the parent of the minor), the claimants are also demanding N500m damages from the LSHSC for alleged grievous harm and pain caused by its negligence and breach of contract.

The claimants had also in the writ of summons by their lawyer, Mr. O J. Adejumo, joined Dr. A Idowu; Dr. M. O. Tijani; Dr. Awosika; Dr. Sanusi; and Dr Mohammed Salisu (LASUTH) as co-defendants to the suit.

The first claimant (Mrs. Rosemary Oji) had claimed that she had had one daughter through a caesarian section at the said Apapa General Hospital prior to the birth of Samuel on July 15, 2008.

She added that during a medical check up, she was told that she could not be delivered of her baby except through surgical intervention.

She ,however, alleged that the doctors that comprised the surgical team lacked the requisite professional training to perform such a complicated surgery, as she claimed that they inflicted a deep cut at the back of baby Samuel's head.

The claimant further alleged that the handling of the caesarian section was negligent, saying that the agents of the LSHSC, the nurses, midwives, and attending physician did not discharge their duty of care to her and baby Samuel.

She also claimed that the development had led to a situation where baby Samuel is experiencing complex seizure disorder capable of delaying his cerebral maturation.

She further alleged that baby Samuel's growth and development was abnormal, saying that he could not achieve the usual child development like sitting, crawling, walking, talking and mental agility that LASUTH diagnosed him with Spastic Diplegic cerebral palsy.

No date has been fixed for the hearing of the case.

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Who are the devilish people here?; the 2 year old money hungry baby or Lagos state?

@topic

FL Gators:

@topic

Why are you laughing; igbo pikins ehn 

Asking for N500M at age 2.

What a headline !

Wonders shall neva cease

Who are the devilish people here?; the 2 year old money hungry baby or Lagos state?  

Can you pls explain wot u mean by that?

Another stupid topic from the always stupid aloy-emeka

pls if dis is by any means TRUE,something needs to be done to remedy this lil boy's fate

This is not a play, the report needs attention

I don't see what is funny here. This is another case of negligence by our so-called professionals.
Imagine the life that poor baby will live because of an avoidable mistake. God will help him to grow into a normal adult.

wat a world!

@ do u now dis is not funy.mean they wicked the young guy

@ skyndyp, amen ooob no mind those amateurs that call thems pros

this is a life long heartbreak. i pray they grab something from the idiots.

romsky:

the #500m isnt enough for the lads critical condition

if he were your son, cousin or watever wldnt u do more?

Can you prove the condition was due to negligence?

naija 4 you

good development

@alloy-emeka dont be silly it has nothing to do with being Ibo,if the story is true then suing is the best option.

mama-gee:

Oh my gosh!

How evil can people be?. . .

I don't get why people can be so devilish at times.

who is devilish here?

ositadima1:

@alloy-emeka dont be silly it has nothing to do with being Ibo,if the story is true then suing is the best option.

yeah

This is serious,.]

lolz. . . very soon its an unborn Baby we'll hear. lmao 

everybody wan sue.

i will sues my parents for given birth to me in NIGERIA

I fill sorry for the child

Money hungry folks!
I wonder how they hope to match a cut to the head during an emergency caesarean section to spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.that story will sure sell with those who don't understand cerebral palsy as a condition. . .

so the average Nigerian now knows the power of litigation, organisations should better beware.
are the parents trying to be cute or what. of course it's them suing the government not the baby. for them to able to get a fraction they're suing for, their lawyers have to prove that the doctors were deliberately careless with the procedure. hope they get sneaky lawyers, like the types we see on the practice

reindeer:

Money hungry folks!
I wonder how they hope to match a cut to the head during an emergency caesarean section to spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.that story will sure sell with those who don't understand cerebral palsy as a condition. . .

prof pls tell us what cerebral palsy is you 2 sabi. that cut could be responsible. cerebral palsy (cp) can be brought about by diff things infections or direct damage to the brain thereby slowing development of the brain in the child. non the less if cp did not evolve a new born baby having a cut on his head sounds decent 2 u abi, maybe na ur new style for traditional marks.