Kidneys of 23-year-old Nigerian ‘disappears’ .

It was like a fairy tale when one Isa Hamma of Chaffa Jaule village in Fufore Loal Government area of Adamawa State presented himself at the Jimeta Clinic and Maternity for an ailment and after diagnosing him was issued with drugs and discharged, but told to return after three days for follow up. According to the elder brother of the victim, Mallam Umaru Isa Yahaya, when they came back for the follow up on the appointed date, the Doctor handling the case at the clinic, Dr. Yakubu Hassan, after clinic observation told them that the ailment requires surgical operation if they can afford to pay N50,000.He said they raised the money and the surgery was carried out. However, after the surgery, the victim could not urinate, resulting in the swelling of his body. “On seeing the condition of the patient he (Doctor) referred us to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe because he said the case is beyond his limit,” he said Yahaya added that at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, the medical personnel said “kidneys of the victim was removed after he underwent surgical nephrectomy at the Jimeta Clinic and can only survive if another kidney was planted on him or depend on hemodialysis, and referred them to Federal Medical Centre Yola on account of its proximity”. He stated that they now spend not less than N40,000 weekly for the dialysis at the Federal Medical Centre, Yola. He solicited for assistance from well spirited individuals to enable the patient continue surviving on dialysis. Contacted on the issue, Hassan confirmed that the said patient was operated on for an ailment that has nothing to do with kidneys. He said based on the nature of the case, he referred them to a Consultant at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe. more