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  • Gunmen attack UNILAG student

    Gunmen attack UNILAG student

    A student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), identified as Bayo from the department of Economics Education, is in critical condition in the hospital after being shot by unknown gunmen on Wednesday night.

    A source told our reporters that the attack is speculated to have been carried out by cultists.

    The source said: “The boy was shot around the neck although the bullet was meant for his head.”

    The source noted that he is a resident of the Biobaku Hall of residence and may have been a cultist himself.

    Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Rahamon Bello, said the university was investigating the incident.

    “I heard about it and we suspect it was cultism-related. We are fighting it. The security unit and the police are investigating. The boy survived. He was rushed to LUTH (Lagos University Teaching Hospital). The cultists went for his head, luckily the bullet only scrapped his head,” he said.

  • ‘LUTH not culpable in patient’s death’

    The management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) on Wednesday cleared the air on the death of one of its patients, Mrs Ngozi Udebu.

    The Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC) at LUTH, Prof. Femi Fasanmade, said the deceased was  admitted at the hospital on March 26 and died about 51 hours later.

    He said Udebu had complained of abdominal pain and distortion in her menstrual period shortly after observing the 40- day religious fasting.

    The medical doctor said the woman took an overdose of Piroxicam, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory painkiller  known to be associated with inflammation or ulceration of the stomach and other side effects even at a regular dose.

    According to Prof. Fasanmade, the deceased was admitted after she was examined by a medical team that included a consultant physician.

    She was later placed on  peptic ulcers or dyspepsia drugs after ultrasound scans and other tests were conducted on her.

    “Mrs. Udegu was admitted to the medical wards within 24 hours of presentation and monitored by medical personnel. Few hours before her demise, she started experiencing difficulty in breathing and was placed on oxygen therapy. This process continued until her death,” he stated.