Adebola Akin-Bright, a 13-year-old child, whose small intestine allegedly vanished at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, will be taken care of by the Lagos State Government.
When he visited Akin-Bright and his mother, Mrs. Deborah Abiodun, at the Pediatric Ward of LASUTH, Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known.
According to NAN, Abiodun urged the Governor to look into the puzzling disappearance of her son’s intestine in a “Save Our Souls” (SoS) via social media.
She stated that the incident happened as her son was receiving medical attention.
In a prompt response to the claims, LASUTH administration stated that during the course of treating Akin-Bright, they did not willfully remove any organs or bodily parts.
The sufferer had previously undergone surgery at a Lagos private hospital.
He’d been receiving care at LASUTH for more than a month.
”He (Akin-Bright) required extensive optimisation in our facility before a corrective surgery could be carried out. The surgery, which was carried out by an experienced pediatric surgeon and her team, revealed certain strange findings.
”There is a video clip of these findings. The mother was informed about these findings but she appeared to be in denial,” LASUTH management said.
The Governor after listening to both the mother of the child and the doctor in charge of his care said what was paramount was to ensure that the life of the boy was saved.
Responding, Akin-Bright’s mother expressed appreciation to Sanwo-Olu for the visit and for taking up the medical care of the promising young boy. (NAN)