The Kano State Hospitals Management Board, has sacked three staff of Kabo General Hospital and suspended three others staff over alleged extortion of patients.
The sacking and suspension of the affected staff was approved by the Executive Secretary of the board, Dr. Mansur Nagoda after an unscheduled visit to the facility.
Read also: Stop Stigmatizing, Killing Children With Cleft, Lips, Palate— Prof. Ogini
This is contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Hospitals Management Board, Samira Suleiman, a copy of which was made available to newsmen on Monday.
According to the statement, three officers of the X-ray unit were caught charging patients N12,000 for X-rays against the approved hospital price of 2,000 and no document to show as evidence of payment, leaving the facility to carry out less than 10 X-rays per week despite the fact that the 2 X-ray batteries are functional.
“The Executive Secretary of the board approved the immediate dismissal of the three officers on grounds of extortion of patients.
Read also: Gov. Yusuf Flags Off Construction Of N11bn Worth Of Rural Roads In 10 Communities
“Also, the Executive Secretary approved the suspension of the Accountant, Auditor and Head of the laboratory for selling free HIV test kits given to facilities by the state government and were asked to report to the board headquarters for further disciplinary actions.
‘’Furthermore, the ES explained that the Labour ward was not in good condition, had no bed sheets on the beds, absence of compound officers, dumped equipment which was donated four years ago, as well as dumped COVID-19 items donated to the facility.
The Executive Secretary who vowed not to spare any staff found wanting, said the decision taken against the affected workers should serve as a deterrent to others.
“We took an oath, so we will stick to that oath and sanitise the system.
Read also: Court Jails Two Fake EFCC Staff in Kano
‘’It is sad that after the state government made sure that each and every health worker is on the CONHESS salary scale, they are still exploiting innocent patients,” the statement said.
During the visit, the Executive Secretary of the board was accompanied by the DG Kano Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Muhammad Abbas and DG of State Agency for the Control of Aids, Dr. Usman Bashir.
