The Kano Civil Society Forum has set up a seven-man committee to investigate the alleged circumstances surrounding the death of a pregnant woman attributed to the negligence of some medical personnel at Abdullahi Wase Hospital in Kano.
This is contained in a statement by its President, Amb. Ibrahim Waiya, a copy of which was made available to the Punch on Monday.
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“The attention of the Kano Civil Society Forum, has been drawn to an incident regarding one pregnant woman who lost her life at Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Hospital, in Kano, over the circumstances surrounding the death.
“The ill-fated death was attributed to an alleged negligence of some medical personnel of the hospital, who were said to have refused to attend to the deceased, when she was in dire need of the medical attention.
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“The multiple complaints and calls from different quarters and responsible citizens within and outside Kano, were so enormous to be ignored,” the statement said.
It added that it is therefore against this backdrop, the leadership of the KCSF, approved the establishment of a 7-man committee, to investigate the alleged circumstances surrounding the death of the late Hajiya Shema’u Sami Labaran and advise accordingly.
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He listed members of the committee as
Barr. Maimuna Sheriff, Chairperson,
Comrade A. A. Haruna Ayagi, Hassan Ibrahim Gama, Mallam Salisu Yusuf,
Hajiya Ramatu Garba and Hajiya Mariya Alikote would serve as members while Dr. Abdulrahman Hudu would serve as Committee Secretary
According to the statement, the Committee has three weeks within which to submit its report.
