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The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Gwagwalada Branch has written a complaint letter to the Chairman of Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Nigeria, Abuja Branch accusing one Dr. Jide Kudehinbu of professional misconduct over the death Mercy Chidinma Uzowanne, a member of the bar.
In the letter dated 3rd of March, 2021, the Branch enunerated the circumstances surrounding the demise of Miss Uzowanne.
Similarly, the NBA Gwagwalada Branch Chairman, Isah Abubakar Aliyu confirmed that the legal team will thereafter proceed to court on behalf of the bereaved Uzowanne family.
The letter is reproduced below:
Dear Sir.
COMPLAINT OF PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT AGAINST DR. JIDE KUDEHINBU
The Nigerian Bar Association, Gwagwalada Branch humbly wishes to bring to your notice a case of professional misconduct against Dr. Jide Kudehinbu of Airforce Base Hospital (NAF Hospital) along Nnarndi Azikiwe International Airport Road, Abuja pursuant to sections 15 and 16of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act. We wish to inform you of the following facts;
1. Sometime in 2020, late Uzonwanne Chidinma Mercy developed an illness and was rushed to the Air Force Base Hospital along the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Road Abuja (NAF Hospital) for medical attention. The NAF Hospital diagnosed her to have fibroid and advised her to prepare for surgical procedure. However, Dr. fide Kudehinbu (whose mobile telephone number is 08067277620, a Medical Practitioner and Staff of the NAF Hospital who was part of the medical team looking into the case advised her to come to his private hospital called Medmore Hospital Clinic, Lugbe, FCT-Abuja for the surgical praedure. He further represented to her that since he was the leader of the medical team that would carry out the surgery, she should think of going to his private hospital for the procedure.
2. The surgical operation was performed on her by Dr. fide Kudehinbu in hls Medmore Hospital Clinic, Lugbe, FCT-Abuja on the 13th of December, 2020 and thereafter she was discharged. Her situation deteriorated after 3 days of surgery. She was readmitted to Dr. Jide Kudehinbu’s Medmore Hospital Clinic, Lugbe, FCT-Abuia.
4. On the 6th of January, 2021, following the worsening situation of her health, she was rushed to the NAF Hospital where she was initially taken to, for further Investigation.
5. At the NAF Hospital, the management of the Hospital initially rejected her on the ground that she was not supposed to have gone to a private Hospital after consulting them. However, the NAF Hospital later changed that decision after lots of persuasion for the corrective surgery.
6. Despite her corrective surgery, her condition did not improve and she e relapsed into a coma. At this stage, the NAF Hospital referred her to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada-Abuja on the 21st of January 2021 where she died on the 22nd of January 2021 without coming out of coma. A copy of the death certificate is herein attached as annexure A.
7. An autopsy was performed on her by the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital. The result of the autopsy suggests that the deceased had suffered high level of professional negligence in the hands of Dr. Jide Kudehinbu as evidenced in the cause of death as reported in the autopsy viz: i. Severe cerebral oedema ii. Overwhelming sepsis iii. Colonic perforation iv. Renal inforation.
The autopsy result reveals that she had a breakdown of the surgical wound with purulent discharge which necessitated another surgical intervention at the NAF Hospital. In view of the above facts, we humbly urge you to use your good offices inline with your Medical and Dental Practitioners Act to investigate this matter.
Yours sincerely,
Isah Abubakar Aliyu, Chairman
Akachukwu Nwoye, Secretary
