Nigerian social media influencer, Michael Odeyemi Folorunsho, popularly known as Yemi or Yemitheplug, has died over alleged medical negligence.
Reports say Yemitheplug who lives in PortHarcourt was seen struggling to breathe.
Neighbours who noticed he was having an asthma attack rushed him to the hospital in the early hours of Tuesday, November 29.
Yemi’s friends allege that the medics left him unattended.
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PM News reports that Yemi was not attended to as the nurses said they did not have oxygen for him.
Sadly, Yemi died at the hospital.
His death sparked outrage and a group of angry youths blocked the entrance of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital as they demanded an explanation.
Eyewitnesses claimed the nurse on duty was asking for an Identity Card instead of taking care of the emergency at hand.
Reacting to the incident, the Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee, (UPTH), Lucky Onotai, said the patient was already dead when he was brought to the Accident and Emergency Ward of the hospital.
Onotai assured that the management will not tolerate any coverups as a panel will be set up to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death.
He said:
”The report was that the student had an asthmatic attack in his lodge, he tried to apply an inhaler which did not work and before they could rush him to the hospital,he was already dead.
“As it is procedural in an apex hospital like ours, a panel will be set up to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death nof the patient. There will not be any coverups.”