Faulty Elevator Accident: Lagos doctors embark on indefinite strike over tragic death of colleague

Doctors in Lagos have shut down hospitals in response to the passing of Dr. Vwaere Diaso, a colleague.

In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its chairman, Dr. Benjamin Olowojebutu, and secretary, Dr. Ismail Ajibowo, the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Lagos chapter, demanded an immediate investigation into the murder of Dr. Diaso.

Dr. Diaso, who reportedly suffered severe injuries after an elevator crashed from the 10th floor of Lagos Island General Hospital, Odan, on Tuesday, according to Platinum Times Nigeria.

Social media was rocked by the news of Daiso’s passing as criticism for the hospital’s management’s carelessness was leveled.

NMA referred to Dr. Diaso’s passing as tragic, heartbreaking, and truly terrible.

“It is very unfortunate that at a time when the country is battling with unprecedented brain drain, a young colleague that would have attended to 6,000 Nigerians was allowed to die a needless death,” the association stated.

Consequently, the professional body directed all its members in the three government hospitals on the island of Lagos to embark on strike until the investigations were completed and justice served.

The statement reads partly:

“We declare a five-day statewide mourning period, that we demand an immediate, unbiased investigation into the circumstances surrounding this unfortunate incident, that all those found guilty in this matter, especially the General Manager of Lagos State Infrastructure Management Agency, Ms Adenike Adekambi, are all brought to Justice.”