The NYSC Director-General, Brig Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, led other officials to the National Hospital, Garki, on Tuesday morning to retrieve Owolabi’s corpse which was later conveyed to his parents in Zaria, Kaduna State, via an ambulance.
The NYSC said this in a statement on its Facebook page. The statement said, “Until his death Owolabi, a graduate of Performing Arts from the University of Ilorin, was a serving corps member with Channels TV.”
Spokesman for the National Hospital, Dr Tayo Haastrup, confirmed to Punch that Owolabi’s body had been removed from the hospital by the NYSC.
An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Owolabi would not have died if a surgeon had quickly attended to him at Garki Hospital where he was initially rushed to.
The source said, “When the incident happened, the first point of call was the staff hospital because we were thinking he only suffered bruises. But were told to take him to the nearest hospital.
“When we got to Garki Hospital, he (Owolabi) was still walking. The hospital said the surgeon that should do the operation to remove the bullet was not around. They tried his line and could not reach him. Eventually when they did, he said he was far from the hospital and he is the only surgeon there.
“We took him to the National Hospital, but it was too late as he had suffered much internal bleeding. He was from Oyo State.”However, Garki Hospital Clinical Director, Dr Aker Ityo, said the hospital did not abandon the deceased as alleged.
Ityo said,“He was brought in with gunshot wounds in the abdomen. He was already in shock. We gave him two units of blood and other appropriate treatments. We helped him to maintain his breathing and we put him in our ambulance with our officials to the National Hospital.
“Our surgeon was carrying out another operation on another patient and they were already in the theatre. If the surgeon was busy, do you now wait until he comes out or do you refer him to another place where he can get the same treatment? So the standard thing is to get him out fast to where he can get another surgery which was what we did.”
journalist serving with Leadership, Suleiman Aliu, who was hit by a stray bullet on Monday, had been receiving treatment at the National Trauma Centre, National Hospital, Abuja, on Tuesday.
Spokesman for the hospital, Tayo Haastrup said, “He is one of the three injured persons brought for emergency treatment because of the injuries they sustained during the crisis on Monday. He will be examined at the laboratory today (Tuesday) as part of his treatment.”
Source: Punch
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