What UITH Snr Consultant Did That Earned Him A Suspension

The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has given reason why it suspended its Senior Consultant, in the person of Prof. Alakija Salami.

The management said that the suspension bordered on alleged unethical conduct in the admission, management and eventual release of the corpse of a suspected COVID-19 patient.

Providing the explanation in a statement signed by Mr David Odaibo, the Director of Administration of UITH, it said Salami allegedly concealed the travel history of the deceased.

It alleged that Salami, a specialist in infectious diseases, brought the patient and told the hospital that the patient only had a history of abdominal discomfort and stooling, following ingestion of rotten pineapples.

According to Odaibo, the patient was then admitted and managed as a case of ‘food poisoning’ and the patient later died in the early hours of the following day, April 13, Odaibo explained, which in professional circles is seen as unethical conduct.