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Nyanya blast victim, Dominic, dies after surgery in Abuja

One of the two victims of the May 1, 2014 bomb blast in
Nyanya in the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Chiamaka
Dominic, is dead, The PUNCH learnt on Monday.
His death came barely two weeks after a surgery had been
carried out on one of his two legs.
The surgery was sponsored by Women for Change
Development Initiative, an NGO owned by the First Lady,
Dame Patience Jonathan, which paid the N1.4m and equally
gave him money.
The Boko Haram Islamic sect had claimed responsibility for
the attack, which claimed many lives.
He was said to have died on Sunday night at University of
Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, where he had been
receiving treatment.
Dominic, a driver from Ehime-Mbano Local Government Area
in Imo State, left behind a pregnant wife and two children
(aged between 3 and 5).
One of his friends and relative, Felix Okwudiri, confirmed the
death to our correspondent, while several calls to his wife,
Ijeoma, for response could not get through.
“Yes, Chiamaka Dominic is dead; we are on our way to the
hospital but I am yet to get in touch with his wife,” he stated.
The now deceased driver was first admitted at the Accident
and Emergency Department of Wuse General Hospital, Abuja,
but was transferred to the UATH with another victim, Mrs.
Monica Solomon, due to severe burns and injuries.
Our correspondent also learnt that when they were in Wuse
General Hospital, the Minister of FCT, (Bala Mohammed)
promised that the government would take good care of the
two victims while the minister’s wife was said to have also
provided a bag of rice.
The minister allegedly failed to fulfill his promise.
Dominic, had, in an interview with our correspondent about a
month ago on his hospital bed, expressed gratitude to the
First Lady for coming to his assistance.
“I thank the First Lady for her magnanimity, she is indeed a
mother and I know that I will live,” he stated.
When contacted, the spokesperson for UATH, Mr. Frank
Omagbon, confirmed the Dominic’s death to The PUNCH in a
telephone interview.
“About two, three weeks ago, surgery was carried out on one
of his two legs affected, waiting for a strong degree of gearing
to take place before the other one,” he said.
The Special Assistant to the President on Gender Matters, Dr.
Asmau Abdulkadir, through whom the N1.4m was disbursed,
screamed when our correspondent informed her of Dominic’s
death.
“Oh my God! I am not aware, was it as a result of the second
operation? I got to the hospital and was told that a surgery
had been done on the first leg while the treatment continues.
I have even reported to the First Lady that surgery had been
done on the first leg. The second leg was to be operated last
Friday. I’m to see him again this Wednesday. I went there, he
was very bright and looked okay,” she stated.

EdCure:
No doubts he was long abandoned and HIS family left with all the bills. Naija!

Mendo007:
I doubt if u read this article else u would have noticed a part where it was said that first lady NGO gave him 1.4m.

Mendo007:
I doubt if u read this article else u would have noticed a part where it was said that first lady NGO gave him 1.4m.

EdCure:
When has the first lady's NGO become an agency of the govt? Oh! I see, it is illegaly funded with govt. money.

Even at that, when was it given?
Was the amount sufficeint for quality medicare?
And what other govt assistance did he/his family recieve?

TrollMan:
Well the £5330 she gave wasn't clearly enough. The Naira has little or no value at all. Okay, whatever. What the dude actually needed wasn't money. He was starving of appropriate Health care service. Outside Nigeria.