10/01/2026
đ§đśđťđđŻđ, đđźđđ˝đśđđŽđšđ đşđđđ đđđźđ˝ đ¸đśđšđšđśđťđ´ đźđđż đ˝đ˛đźđ˝đšđ˛ đžđđśđ˛đđšđ.
THIS COUNTRY IS NOT JUST FAILING â THIS IS GENOCIDE
Let me say this without apology:
Nigeria does not only have a failed government.
Nigeria has đđśđ°đ¸đ˛đą, đ°đŽđżđ˛đšđ˛đđ, đťđ˛đ´đšđśđ´đ˛đťđ đąđźđ°đđźđżđ đŽđťđą đťđđżđđ˛đ hiding behind white coats.
People who đąđź đťđźđ đđŽđšđđ˛ đľđđşđŽđť đšđśđłđ˛.
People who are doctors because of money, title, or ego â đťđźđ đ°đŽđšđšđśđťđ´.
And people are dying because of it.
People walk into hospitals alive â and come out in body bags.
This is not exaggeration.
This has become a pattern.
đ đ đ đźđđľđ˛đż đŞđŽđšđ¸đ˛đą đđť đđšđśđđ˛. đŚđľđ˛ đĄđ˛đđ˛đż đŞđŽđšđ¸đ˛đą đ˘đđ.
My mother walked into the hospital on her own two legs.
Overnight, they told us:
âShe had another stroke.â
Then one so-called neurologist â a man with certificates but no sense â told us:
âWe must allow the stroke complete its full circle before treatment.â
What kind of nonsense is that?
While they were âwaitingâ,
my mother was đ´đ˛đđđśđťđ´ đđźđżđđ˛.
That one week was đľđ˛đšđš.
Then they advised a đłđ˛đ˛đąđśđťđ´ đđđŻđ˛ (đŁđđ đđđŻđ˛).
That decision â our đŻđśđ´đ´đ˛đđ đşđśđđđŽđ¸đ˛.
The doctor who fixed that tube đąđśđą đťđźđ đ¸đťđźđ đđľđŽđ đľđ˛ đđŽđ đąđźđśđťđ´.
He charged us âŚđŻđąđŹ,đŹđŹđŹ
for a procedure that shouldnât be more than âŚ150,000 because the very glorified government specialist hospital did not have a Gastroenterologists.
We paid â because when someone you love is dying, logic dies too.
Immediately after the procedure?
đŚđ˛đśđđđżđ˛đ.
She almost died that same day.
And what did the doctor do?
He đąđśđđŽđ˝đ˝đ˛đŽđżđ˛đą.
Never checked on her again.
Never followed up.
Never cared.
When I asked questions, he said:
âThe tube can last three years. Just maintain it.â
Meanwhile I could đđ˛đ˛ đŽđť đźđ˝đ˛đťđśđťđ´.
I could see something was wrong.
When I called againâŚ
No response.
No calls returned.
No WhatsApp replies.
My mother died in September.
Days before she died, I begged this same doctor to explain how to change the tube.
đŚđśđšđ˛đťđ°đ˛.
That is Nigerian healthcare.
đđĄđ đ§đđđĄ đ đđđđĽđ đđđ˘đ¨đ§ đĄđđđĄđ¨.
And my blood boiled.
Nkanu is the 21-month-old son of the renowned author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and husband Dr Ivara Esege who died January 7, 2026, after a brief illness, family sources said yesterday
This one still shakes me.
A child.
Sick, but đđđŽđŻđšđ˛.
Scheduled to travel to the US the next day.
Johns Hopkins already waiting.
Routine procedures:
MRI.
Lumbar puncture.
Central line.
They sedated him.
And then?
Too much propofol.
đĄđź đşđźđťđśđđźđżđśđťđ´.
No alarm.
No urgency.
The anesthesiologist casually carried the child on his shoulder like a bag of rice.
Nobody knows when the child stopped responding.
Later:
Ventilator.
Seizures.
Cardiac arrest.
Hours later â the child was gone.
Gone.
Because someone was đłđŽđđŽđšđšđ đ°đŽđżđ˛đšđ˛đđ.
And we later hear:
âThis same anesthesiologist had overdosed other children before.â
So my question is simple:
đŞđľđ đđŽđ đľđ˛ đđđśđšđš đ˝đżđŽđ°đđśđ°đśđťđ´?
How many children must die before Nigeria takes medical negligence seriously?
So ask yourself:
đđźđ đşđŽđťđ đ°đľđśđšđąđżđ˛đť đşđđđ đąđśđ˛ đŻđ˛đłđźđżđ˛ đťđ˛đ´đšđśđ´đ˛đťđ°đ˛ đśđ đđżđ˛đŽđđ˛đą đŽđ đ°đżđśđşđ˛?
This Is Bigger Than One Hospital. This Is a Systemic Rot.
Nigeria has one of the worst doctor-to-patient ratios in the world.
Overworked doctors.
Under-regulated private hospitals.
Weak sanctions.
Zero fear of consequences.
According to public health data, thousands of Nigerians đąđśđ˛ đđ˛đŽđżđšđ đłđżđźđş đ˝đżđ˛đđ˛đťđđŽđŻđšđ˛ đşđ˛đąđśđ°đŽđš đ˛đżđżđźđżđ, but most cases are buried in silence because families lack money, power, or energy to fight.
Hospitals chase bills faster than diagnoses.
Titles matter more than competence.
Ego matters more than life.
And when something goes wrong?
⢠Doctors disappear
⢠Hospitals deny
⢠Families grieve quietly
⢠Nothing changes
đđđ§ đ đ đŚđđŹ đ§đđđŚ đđđđđĽđđŹ
Not everybody should be a doctor.
Not everybody should be a nurse.
If you donât have:
⢠patience
⢠discipline
⢠empathy
⢠fear of consequences
đđ˛đŽđđ˛ đşđ˛đąđśđ°đśđťđ˛ đŽđšđźđťđ˛.
Medicine is not fashion.
It is not status.
It is not âlucrative careerâ.
People are dying because đ°đšđđ˛đšđ˛đđ, đ°đŽđżđ˛đšđ˛đđ, đąđ˛đđśđš-đşđŽđ-đ°đŽđżđ˛ đ˝đ˛đźđ˝đšđ˛ are holding syringes.
Why This Must Be Said Now
Because another mother will walk into a hospital tomorrow.
Another child will be sedated.
Another family will trust a white coat.
And Nigeria will pretend itâs âunfortunate.â
It is not unfortunate.
It is negligence enabled by silence.
đđśđťđŽđš đŞđźđżđą
This is not hatred for doctors.
This is a demand for accountability.
If you are a good doctor â this message protects you.
If you are careless â it exposes you.
Illness did not kill my mother.
đĄđ˛đ´đšđśđ´đ˛đťđ°đ˛ đąđśđą.
Illness did not kill that child.
đđŽđżđ˛đšđ˛đđđťđ˛đđ đąđśđą.
And until Nigeria starts punishing medical negligence the way it punishes theftâŚ
More parents will bury children.
More children will bury parents.
And the hospitals will keep moving.
Lives are not experiments.
Patients are not practice materials.
And silence is no longer an option.
If this made you uncomfortable â good.
Discomfort is where change starts.
