A male patient has committed suicide at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), the hospital spokesman, Mr Joshua Uwaila, has said.
It was alleged that the victim took his own life while awaiting a doctor.
The victim (name withheld), allegedly stabbed himself to death with a broken window blade beside his bed.
The wife of the patient was away to buy an item at a nearby shop within the hospital premises when the tragedy occurred.
The development triggered a spontaneous protest by some patients at the ward.
A witness, who did not want his name mentioned, and who was also admitted in the ward on Saturday night, disclosed that the deceased came to the hospital with his wife.
“The man suddenly became wild and broke a glass by his bed window and stabbed himself to death,” he said.
His wife was not around. She went out to buy something outside. There was blood everywhere. We were lucky not to have been injured,” the witness said.
The body of the deceased was later taken to the hospital morgue.
Confirming the incident to journalists in Benin on Tuesday, the spokesman of the university hospital, described the incident as unfortunate.
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I don't want to believe the man was under a spell but what on earth could have made him do that? People are truly suffering mentally, financially and even depressed. Sometimes, they think and feel death obliterate all pains they are going through and as such they end it all without thinking.
ReplyDeleteSuch a strange world we live in. May his soul find rest.
Some side Effects of medications can cause psychosis.
DeleteThey went to the wrong π₯? He was supposed to be taken to a psychiatric π₯. RIP
ReplyDeleteThe wait in our General hospital can make one do nasty thing. RIP to the dead
ReplyDeleteSeriously... You have to bribe your way through in order to be attended to in time...
DeleteI remember when I was admitted in November last year at the teaching hospital, a male patient jumped to his death from the second floor of the building I was in. Very sad thing
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DeleteThis is so sad
What a painful way to die.
ReplyDeleteMay his soul rest in peace.
May God comfort the wife and children.
Depression everywhere
ReplyDeleteNigerians won't bulge, it is called suffering and smiling. A man in Tunisia named Albouzazi set himself on fire in protest against a bad regime of Abudine Ben Ali and that ended the regime, the president is now exiled but Nigerians are cowards who will easily create a divide to support evil.
ReplyDeleteAre you not a Nigerian??? Okpo!!! Go n set ur hungry self on fire make we come chop samosa in burial. ODE!!!
DeleteHmmmm.... Stabbed himself to death? I dont understand.. Did he pierce his heart? What did the medical personnel on ground do to revive him? It seems everything happened while the wife went out to get something(30mins-1hour)... Something is not right about this story... Doctors have a way of covering up their stupidity.. God give the family to bear the lost..
ReplyDeleteLet me not respond to this one before they will say I called somebody writing in perfect English STUPID.
DeleteDemonic attack. Hospital need spiritual cleansing.
ReplyDeletewe have a poor health system in this country that do not profile patients well. am sure if you investigate that guys history he has a form of mental illness..clinical depression is real and some people should be taking medications..RIP man
ReplyDeleteThis is sad rip
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