SHOCKING: Doctor removes patient’s kidney without his knowledge

– Adamawa doctor has been reportedly accused of removing his patient’s kidney in  Adamawa

– The patient victim was said to have been in the doctor’s clinic for abdominal pain treatment

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The Adamawa state government has constituted a six-man investigative panel to probe the alleged illegal removal of a patient’s kidney by a physician in a private clinic in Yola, the state capital.

The information officer of ministry of health, Malam Abubakar Muhammad, who confirmed this incident on Wednesday, August 17, in Yola, said that one Hassan Yakubu of Jimeta clinic was alleged to have conducted a surgery on the affected patient with the obscured motive to remove his kidney.

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The patient, Malam Hamma was said to had been in a critical condition after  his only kidney was reportedly removed by Yakubu, who operated on him at the  medical centre, Gombe.

It was said that Hamma spoke through his uncle, Malam Umaru Hammaseyo, said he underwent surgical operation on July 8, at the hospital for abdominal pain where he was charged N50,000.

Information has it, he said that after the operation, his condition continued to worsen leading to his referral to the federal medical centre in state where it was discovered that his kidney had been removed.

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Hamma therefore called for justice and support from relevant authorities and the public to save him from the critical condition he found himself, where he required N48,000 weekly for dialysis.

The management of Jimeta clinic was yet to react to the development, just as the nurses on duty said they were not competent to comment on the matter.

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