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The Digest:

Emy Kaybaba, the brother of late singer Ifunanya 'Nanyah' Nwangene, has provided a detailed, emotional account of the events leading to her death, alleging critical medical negligence. According to his narration, Nanyah called him after being bitten by a snake at her Abuja home, applied a tourniquet, and drove herself to a hospital. The first facility in Lugbe lacked anti-venom. At a second hospital, staff reportedly removed the life-saving tourniquet against her protests, administering only a drip. Kaybaba, who was on the phone with her, states her condition deteriorated rapidly after this, and she died minutes later. He has accused the hospital of lying about her state upon arrival and shared a video she reportedly sent from the hospital.

Key Points:
  • The firsthand narrative personalizes the tragedy, shifting focus from a news item to a story of systemic failure witnessed in real-time by a family member.
  • It alleges a specific, catastrophic error, the removal of a tourniquet, that potentially accelerated the venom's spread, pointing to a grave procedural failure.
  • The account challenges the hospital's version of events, using digital evidence (a video call and a recorded video) to support claims of negligence.
  • The brother's raw emotion, including the statement "I hate the country so much," channels public frustration over recurring healthcare failures into a powerful, personal indictment.
  • The incident moves beyond a shortage of anti-venom to highlight alleged incompetence in emergency trauma care, even when patients are initially coherent and capable.
Conclusion: This harrowing testimony transforms Nanyah's death from a statistic into a stark case study of a healthcare system accused of failing at multiple, critical junctures.

Sources: Linda Ikeji's Blog, Premium Times, The Punch

Tags: Nanyah, Medical Negligence, Snakebite, Abuja, Healthcare Crisis, Tragedy, NB Digest