Ebun Francis|
The Lagos state police command on Friday said it has arrested two suspects over the death of Stephen Urueye, a medical officer at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba.
Urueye, who graduated from the University of Lagos on Tuesday, was stabbed to death near LUTH on Thursday.
Urueye said to be the only son of her mother was stabbed near the teaching hospital’s gate, Idi-Araba, Mushin while returning to LUTH by armed robbers, who wanted to rob him of his valuables.
With blood gushing out from his thigh, he ran into the LUTH compound where he was taken to the Accident and Emergency Centre (A&E).
He was later transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
There, his fellow House Officers and senior doctors battled all through the night to save him.
Their efforts proved abortive when he gave up the ghost around 3 am on Friday.
The unfortunate death of the young medical officer elicited angry reactions from Nigerians on social media.
Medical students of UNILAG also staged a protest on Friday, lamenting the high rate of insecurity and calling on the school authorities to act.
His assailants were said to have seized his personal belongings after inflicting him with serious injuries.
The Lagos state police public relations officer (PRO), Elkana Bala, said two suspects identified as Gbadebo Jimoh and Malik Adeboye, were arrested on Friday.
According to Bala, men of the Itire division of the command arrested the duo and that they had been transferred to the state criminal investigation department, Yaba, for further interrogation.
Reacting to the incident, the management of LUTH in a statement on Friday called for calm.
According to Kelechi Otuneme, the institution’s public relations officer, all efforts to save the life of Urueye both at the accident and emergency ward and later at the intensive care unit failed.
The statement read, “Members of top management and Specialist Consultants, including the Chief Medical Director were on the ground till late this morning when he passed on.”
“The matter has since been reported to the police and investigation is ongoing. We implore all staff to be calm and refrain from speculative or inflammatory comments or statements and go about their lawful duties as investigation continues.
“Our heart goes out to his family, colleagues, friends and the LUTH community as we pray that God will comfort us all on this time of great mourning.”
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