Lady cries out after being charged to court for rushing someone who fainted to the hospital (Video)

A lady, who goes by the name Onyekachi on X, has cried out after being arrested and charged to court for taking someone who fainted, to the Karu General Hospital in Abuja.

According to the X user, she does not know the person who fainted but felt it was her obligation as a health worker to take the woman to the hospital.

However, upon getting to the hospital, she was asked to open a folder for the person but after saying she did not know her and could not provide her details, the staff were angry at her and initially refused to accept the patient.

After a while, the accepted her but still continued to harass Onyekachi to provide information about the lady and she got annoyed and tried to drive away from the hospital after asking her brother to stay with them.

This was resisted as the gate was barricaded and those trying to enter the hospital could not.

The medical director of the hospital allegedly arrived and called the police to intervene. She reportedly accused Onyekachi of being the one who assaulted the unconscious woman and told the police to arrest her.

She was reportedly arrested with her family members and thrown into detention from where they were formally charged to court.

Fortunately for her, the patient has come round and has denied the accusation that Onyekachi assaulted her. She was reportedly in court and was screaming at the police that the lady only assisted her.

Onyekachi, tweeting with @Qachosky wrote:

“URGENT!!! PLEASE RETWEET

I  was at Karu General Hospital. I was called by the cleaner that someone fainted. I came to see her. As a health care worker with a responsibility, I took her to the hospital.

On getting to the hospital, they said I should go open a folder for her.

I told her that I didn’t know the patient. So, I couldn’t give her details. My sister got her husband’s number and he said we should please take her to the hospital. Upon getting there, they refused to get a stretcher to move her.

After a lot of back and forth, they took her in. And asked us to go get a card. We told them that we didn’t have her details as we didn’t know her. We told them that her family had been called and they should wait for them to get here.

These people started shouting at us about getting the card. I got angry and we decided to leave while my brother stays back. They blocked the hospital gate and held us hostage that we wouldn’t leave. Because we were already at the front, others couldn’t come in.

The CMD came and called the police on us. And charged us to court. She equally lied to the Police that we were the ones that attacked the girl. Now, they’re charging us to court for domestic violence. I’m currently in detention as I write this.

As a health worker, I’m disappointed and gutted that the CMD, Dr Ede Ojo, is trumping up charges and trying to intimidate us for helping a citizen during a health emergency. I can’t believe this.

She has called senior colleagues and lied to them. She has told so many untrue stories. The lady who fainted is in court and has been screaming that we saved her life. But they’re lying. I can’t believe this is what’s going on.

We’re being treated like criminals all for helping someone. I’ve heard of these things happening. I never believed that it’d be me. Nigeria finally happened to me.

As a health worker who has always admonished others to help during emergencies, I regret it today. I can’t believe this is happening to me.”

See a video of some of the altercation at the hospital here.