Doctors Arrested in Lagos for Forgetting Towel inside A Patient After Surgery

Two doctors who works at a private hospital in Lagos was arrested by the police for allegedly forgetting a towel inside a patient after surgical operation.

Dr Taiwo Shogunle, 53 and Dr Adeleke Olusegun, 43 of St. Raphael Divine Mercy specialist hospital at Ijede, Ikorodu , Lagos State have been sued to Court for allegedly causing the death of their patient, Omojola Bamgboye during surgical operation.

The doctors were arrested by operatives of the Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos . After investigation by Inspector Monday Omoigui and his team , the doctors were arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos on a one count charge of felony , to wit, murder.

Police prosecutor, Supol Eshiet Eshiet told the court in charge No L/ 28/ 2016 that the accused persons committed the offence between 18 and 19 December , 2015 at St. Raphael Divine Mercy Specialist Hospital , Ijede , Ikorodu , Lagos .

Eshiet told the court presided by Magistrate A. T . Omoyele that the doctors unlawfully killed the man during surgical operation bdue to their negligence as they abandoned a foreign body , towel, in his abdomen.

He said the offence is punishable under section 222( 2 ) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State , 2011.

The accused persons denied the allegations in the open court and the magistrate admitted them to bail in the sum of N500 , 000 each with two sureties each in like sum.

Omoyele directed the prosecutor to duplicate the case file and forward it to the office of Directorate of Public Prosecution , DPP, for advice.
She adjourned the case till 9 September , 2016

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