GRIEVING HUSBAND SUES BENUE FMC, DEMANDS 159M

Husband of the Public Relations Officer of Federal Medical Center, Makurdi, Benue State, Mrs Sabina Uyeh, Instituted a Legal action against three Medical Doctors of the Hospital over the Death of his wife.

Deceased Husband, Benjamin Uyeh is demanding sum of 159m as general and special damages for the alleged negligence which led to the death of his wife,

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Names of the three Doctors sued are Dr Paulinus Abu, Dr Jerome Ohene and Dr Hussein Micah 

In a pre-action notice served on the defendants. Benjamin Threatened to sue the FMC and the Doctors unless they compensate the family with the sum of 50m as damages, he also insisted that disciplinary actions be taken against the doctors, whom he accused of allegedly causing the death of his wife in October 2019.

Benjamin further Cite Doctor Micha for his Negligence and inactions subjected his wife to unimaginable pain for three month, until she died.

He said efforts to arrive at a peaceful out-of-court settlement had failed, forcing him to take a legal action against the defendants.

In the writ of summons filed at the Federal High Court, Makurdi Division, by the counsel for the plaintiff, Kenneth Achabo of Achabo, Chaha and Associates, Benjamin declared that “the defendants were negligent in the way and manner” they handled the medical condition of his wife, Sabina.

He insisted that his wife died as a result of the defendants’ negligence, prompting him to claim the sum of N159m as general and special damages as well as the cost for the suit.

The breakdown of the damages being demanded by the grieving husband includes general damages in the sum of N100m for the loss of Sabina as a result of the defendants’ alleged negligence.

Others are, “General damages in the sum of N50m for the pain, discomfort, emotional and psychological trauma the plaintiff and his children have been subjected to for the loss of life of their breadwinner, being the plaintiff’s wife, as a result of the defendants’ negligence.

“Special damages in the sum of N7m, being medical bills and other expenses incurred by the plaintiff as well as N2m, being the cost of the suit.”