An Nkpor-based Medical doctor, Dr Walter Igbokwe has dragged a female teacher, whose name was obtained as Chukwuka to Omaliko Idemili deity for unpaid hospital bill said to be over N600,000.
As a consequence, Chukwuka has petitioned the Anambra State Governor , Prof Chukwuma Soludo, Nigerian
Medical Association, Human rights organization, among others, to come to her rescue .
It was gathered that the bill was incurred as cost of treatment and discharge to the late mother of the teacher, when she was being discharged to look for another better hospital as her health was deteriorating, excluding N250,000
the teacher had earlier paid prior to
commencement of treatment.
Briefing newsmen on her ordeal in the hand of the doctor, she hinted that she signed owing the doctor under duress to enable her get away with her mother to
a better hospital as the doctor had insisted that either she paid the
amount or sign an agreement with
him before taking away her mother.
The teacher said,”Since then he has been whatsapping me, threatening
my life that I will die if I eat his money and that is why I draw your attention to inhuman, unbearable and despicable treatment being meted out to me by somebody who calls himself a medical
doctor.
“One of the threats is in the Whatsapp he sent to me saying, you are requested and invited to appear at the Arusi Omaliko Ofia, (deity), in Abatete community,
tomorrow, 9th day of December
2022, by 9am in the morning.
Tomorrow 9th December, being
Friday”.
“He had his hospital, Health Foundation, at Obosi but now relocated to Chumex
Hospital Nkpor. He told me
to deposit #150,000 which I borrowed money and paid as civil servant, and N75,000 for drugs which I also borrowed money and paid him, yet no drug was
provided for my mother.
Later he told me to provide N25,000 to
pay physiotherapist for treatment of my mother which I paid him but he gave him N5,000.
“He is merely interested in making money not saving lives in tandem with physicians’ oath. He coerced and forced me against my personal wish and
desire to sign an undertaking to pay him the balance of the money. My mother was discharged almost dead because
of lack of good medical attention
and she died few weeks later.
I have been subjected to inhuman
treatment, humiliation, insults, intimidations and threat by Dr
Walter Igbokwe over non payment
of unjustifiable and barbaric hospital bill.
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“Worst still he submitted my name to many deities and shrines that some have invited me which I refused to honor because it is against my faith as a christian.
In a swift reaction when contacted by newsmen, the doctor denied all allegations stating that he never dragged her to any deity but admitted that one could use any means to recover his money.
“Let her show proof of my dragging her to a deity. Shee claimed to be a Christian and have time to go about writing petitions but could not have time to pick my calls as one he owes for about four
to five years now but have time for
petition.
‘We had an agreement which she and I signed that she will pay at so and so time. When the mother was
brought to the hospital they didn’t
open folder, they did not deposit
any money. For seven days I used
my money for treatment. Her
mother was better when she left
my hospital and stayed a long time
before she died, she didn’t die in my
hospital.
“She has not been picking my calls and if she said I approached a shrine that she will not go as a Christian, did she approach somebody she owes for about five years as a Christian she claimed to
be. I am more Christian than she
is. I don’t know why people will be
that wicked.
“As a teacher if Government is
owing her for one year, will she
live. What petition is she writing
than to go and make peace
with somebody she is owing.
