Family of Deceased ATBU Student accuses Hospital of Negligence

The family of the late 500-level ATBU student Joseph Agabaidu, who was fatally stabbed to death last Saturday in an attempted phone theft in Bauchi State, has alleged negligence by the Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa Teaching Hospital, ATBUTH, the cause of Joseph’s death. 

Godwin, the immediate younger brother of the deceased, claimed that his brother was not given immediate attention after he was admitted to the Emergency and Trauma Unit of the hospital.

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In his words: ” My brother was stabbed by some hoodlums along the Yelwa axis. He was first rushed to the school clinic around 7 pm. It was from there that he was referred to the teaching hospital but no one attended to him till 2 am.

“The death of my brother was due to the poor management of the hospital. I noticed there were only two staff on ground at the time my brother was admitted, so they were not able to manage the situation effectively. They didn’t attend to him on time.”

However, when contacted, the Public Relations Officer of ATBUTH, Usman Koli, said ” We have a committee that handles this kind of issue. So the committee has been briefed on these allegations and they have started their investigations. We will get back to you soon.”

The incident was earlier reported to have occurred at about 7 pm on Saturday, December 9, as he was returning to his residence at yelwan in a suburb of Bauchi.

It was gathered that despite efforts to secure medical assistance, the victim reportedly died from the injuries sustained from the incident. He is identified as the eldest of four siblings from his family, all enrolled at ATBU.

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Agitated by the death of their fellow student, ATBU students staged a peaceful protest, which was disrupted by the police, who stationed an armoured personnel carrier opposite the entrance to the institution.

The school management also intervened as the students closed the school gate during the protest, disrupting academic activities. ATBU management closed the university for one week to prevent breakdown of law pad order.