Nyanya blast: Abandoned victims solicit help from FG
Olorunfemi Ojo with agency report
Some victims of the Nyanya bomb blast receiving treatment at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) on Monday called for the Federal Government’s assistance.
Eyinaye Gabriel, a victim of the April 14 bomb blast at Nyanya, told journalists that no government official had visited them since they were brought to UATH in Gwagwalada.
Gabriel said that they had also not received any money or materials from anybody.
“We heard that some government officials have been visiting victims in various hospitals, but we are yet to see them.”
“We have also heard that money and other materials were being given to bomb blast victims, yet we have not seen any,” he said.
However, he commended the effort of the hospital management for taking care of them and called on the Federal Government to do more in terms of security in the country.
“If not for the hospital that is taking care of us and giving us the attention that we deserve, we would have been dead by now. I really appreciate their efforts.”
Another victim, identified as Eze said, the only group of people who had visited them were from the church.
“Only the hospital management had been responsible for our treatment while our families take care of our feeding.
The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Peter Alabi, said the hospital had estimated the medical bills of the victims and had sent them to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), but were yet to receive
any response.
Alabi, who explained that the hospital received three causalities from the Maitama General Hospital in Abuja, said one of them died within the first two days of arrival.
“The victims referred to this hospital sustained several injuries with burns.” He said.
