Protest rocked Ibadan Central hospital, Ososami area of Ibadan, Oyo State on Monday morning following a protest by the family over alleged removal of some parts of 91-year-old corpse of Rachel Osuntolu overnight in the hospital.
Family of the deceased and residents of the area blocked the entrance of the street where the hospital was located to demand justice.
REPORTERS AT LARGE gathered the body of a 91-year-old woman that was admitted to the hospital over a week ago was tampered with after her demise on Sunday morning.
The people in large numbers blocked the entrance of the street where the hospital was located calling for justice.
Some children of the nonagenarian explained that they left the hospital at around 8 o clocks in the evening of Sunday with the plan of taking the corpse to a morgue on Monday morning.
They said they were all surprised when they saw some blood on the floor of the room where the corpse was kept while some pounds of flesh on the woman’s forehead and arm had been removed.
Efforts to speak with the head of administration of the hospital, Olúwaṣeun Hastrup proved abortive as she declined to comment on the situation.
Reacting, the police public relations officer in Oyo state, Mr Adewale Osifeso said he was yet to be briefed about the incident.
However, the divisional police officer of Iyaganku and his team were on the ground to prevent the breakdown of law and order at the hospital.
