FCT Set Up Investigative Panel Over Death of Woman in Maitama Hospital

The Secretariat and Office of the Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has set up an independent investigative panel involving the Police and other stakeholders, to unravel the death of a woman at Maitama District Hospital, Abuja.

Assistant Director, Information, Health Services and Environment, FCT, Badaru Salisu Yakasai, who disclosed this in a statement, said the office’s attention was drawn to the incident through a video footage circulating online.

According to the information, the victim was brought to the facility at about 8:35 p. m. on September 26, but allegedly died of negligence and failure of the medical team at the said hospital to attend to her.

Yakasai, in the statement, said upon receiving news of the woman’s death, the Secretariat and Mandate Secretary, commiserated and extended heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased.