Critically Injured Ojodu Accident Victims Receiving Experts Attention – LASUTH

Critically Injured Ojodu Accident Victims Receiving Experts Attention – LASUTH

Management of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has clarified that contrary to rumours critically ill victims of the Ojodu accident have been receiving the best experts attention under its care.

In a statement signed by Professor Adetokunbo O Fabamwo, the Chief Medical Director of LASUTH and received by THECONSCIENCEng, the popular teaching hospital recalled that Lagos and indeed the whole world was thrown into deep sorrow on 7th December, 2021 when news of a fatal accident involving school children broke.

The hospital said while many of those affected were taken to various healthcare facilities, those with very severe injuries were moved to LASUTH for expert care.

“It is on record that these very critically ill ones have been receiving top class expert attention since admission and this fact is also supported by the online publication when all patients we received were reported to be alive.

We must state categorically that it is unprofessional to start giving the clinical details of our patients on the pages of newspaper and we are too busy to start joining issues with individuals about the care of innocent school children who are receiving the needed tertiary care here in LASUTH, ” the statement noted. 

LASUTH said that it was grossly insensitive to start playing politics with the care of innocent children, adding that, “it was not fair putting out this type of information at this crucial time when everyone is working hard to ensure that we get these children out, fast and well. Let’s be circumspect in reporting very sensitive issue in future.”