Doctor who operated boy with missing intestine not a qualified surgeon, Lagos Assembly reveals

The medical doctor who performed surgery on a young, Dr.Abayomi Baiyewu, resulting in the disappearance of his small intestine, is not a qualified surgeon.

This was disclosed by the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Friday, 22nd of September, 2023. It was made known that its findings on the circumstances that led to the disappearance of the late Adebola Akin-Bright’s small intestine.

This revelation comes after the Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, during plenary on Thursday, Sept. 21, ordered that the Clerk, Olalekan Onafeko, to write to the State Police Command for the arrest of Dr. Abayomi Baiyewu of Obitoks Hospital in the Alimosho area of Lagos.

Adebola Passed on Thursday, 21st of September, 2023. shortly after the House called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to further assist the patient in seeking treatment abroad.

Noheem Adams, the chairman of the Lagos Assembly ad-hoc committee with the mandate to investigate the circumstances that led to the disappearance of Adebola Akin-Bright’s small intestine, disclosed that during the investigation, “the committee learnt from Dr. Baiyewu that he is not a surgeon but only relied on his experience as a medical doctor.”

He also said Baiyewu, whose testimonies were recorded, told the committee that he did not carry out any medical examination on the boy before the first surgery which he did himself, adding that he only relied on the report from a hospital the patient was first taken to.

Noheem said after Baiyewu did the first surgery, the boy continued to complain about stomach pain and was taken back to Obitoks Hospital where Baiyewu carried out another round of surgery by himself.

Following more complications, Noheem said the boy was taken to LASUTH where it was confirmed that part of his intestine was missing.

The lawmaker said as a doctor, Baiyewu should have taken the excised part of the boy’s body to a pathological department for a test, but that “Dr. Baiyewu told the committee that the body parts were mistakenly discarded,” and that the doctor had planned to do a third surgery before the boy was taken to LASUTH.

The House commiserated with the bereaved family with Deputy Speaker Mojisola Meranda calling for the sealing. [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>>