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Sanwo-Olu takes over medical care of boy with missing intestine at LASUTH

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has promised to take over the medical care of Adebola Akin-Bright, a 13-year-old boy, whose small part of his intestines was declared missing at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in the Ikeja area of the state.

Sanwo-Olu made the promise on Sunday, September 3, 2023, when he paid an unscheduled visit to Adebola and his mother, Deborah Abiodun, at the Pediatric Ward of LASUTH.

Abiodun had, in a Safe Our Soul (SoS) message via social media reached out to Governor Sanwo-Olu and appealed to him, as a matter of urgency, to probe the mysterious disappearance of her 13-year-old son’s small intestine.

She claimed the incident occurred while her son was receiving treatment at LASUTH.

The management of LASUTH, in response to the allegations, said they did not willfully remove any organ or structure from Adebola’s body while performing corrective surgery on the boy who had been previously operated on at a private hospital in Lagos.

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“He (Debola) 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 had stated.

However, Sanwo-Olu, while speaking at the hospital on Sunday, pledged to take over Adebola’s medical care by pulling all medical expertise from LASUTH and other resources to save the life of the boy, who has been undergoing treatment in the state-owned hospital for over a month.

The governor said what is paramount is the life of the 13-year-old boy, noting that he will take up the case.

Responding, Abiodun expressed her appreciation to Governor Sanwo-Olu for the visit and for taking up the medical care of her son.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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