"I Was There When The Surgery Was Performed At The Private Hospital," The Mother Of The Child, Whose Intestine Is Missing Reavals

When a surgeon informed Mrs. Deborah Abiodun Akin-Bright that her 12-year-old son's small intestine was missing, she initially found it hard to believe.

The 12-year-old boy is currently fighting for his life after undergoing multiple surgeries to address the perplexing absence of his small intestine.

These surgeries were conducted at both a private hospital and a government facility, the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (Lasuth).

In an interview with BBC News Pidgin, Mrs. Abiodun expressed her bewilderment over how her son's small intestine could vanish from his body, and no one knows how it happened. On Sunday, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu pledged to cover the medical expenses of the young boy.

The governor visited the boy and his mother, Deborah Abiodun, who is receiving medical treatment at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (Lasuth) in Ikeja.

According to the governor's spokesperson, Gboyega Akosile, Governor Sanwo-Olu will provide the necessary financial and medical resources to save the boy's life.

On Saturday, Lasuth's management announced that they had received the referral of the 12-year-old boy from a private hospital after two surgeries had already been performed.

The hospital's management explained that the surgeries were conducted by an experienced pediatric surgeon and her team, who made some unexpected discoveries during the procedures. They also have video evidence of their findings.

The hospital informed the mother of these findings, but she was reportedly unwilling to accept them. Lasuth has a comprehensive report of the findings by the panel they established to investigate the matter.

In a recent interview granted by 'BBC Pidgin News,' the mother of the late child narrated the entire situation surrounding her son's death. In her words, she clearly stated that when the child was admitted to the private hospital, surgery was performed on him twice, and the surgeon invited her inside the theatre room to witness the process as the surgery was being done. She also mentioned that her request to transfer the child to LASUTH was granted after she signed the necessary documents. Subsequently, she transferred the child to LASUTH. LASUTH then requested an abdominal scan, and after the scan was carried out, it clearly indicated that everything was intact. She submitted the results to LASUTH, and the hospital conducted its operation several days later. It was during this time that she was informed that her child's small intestine was missing.