Students of Yaba College of Technology, YABATECH, Lagos, yesterday, went on rampage, protesting the death of a final year student at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Ebutte-Meta. Late Dazan Mautin Charity They said their colleague’s death was due to negligence on the part of medical staff at the hospital, threatened to raze Yaba Medical Centre and the hospital, calling for the Medical Director’s resignation. Late Dazan Mautin Charity, a Higher National Diploma, HND, student of Office Technology, Bilingual (French), was to conclude her final examination next Monday.
Late charity was rushed to the hospital by 12 noon on Tuesday and the hospital told them that there was no bed space and they had to wait for hours before drugs was given and although a doctor directed that she be admitted, a nurse sent them away only for her to get worse when they got to the hostel. On returning to the center at about 10pm, they were referred to the federal medical center, Ebute- meta, where they were made to pay N35,000 before treatment begin. It was while all this was going on that Charity passed on.
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