A young girl simply identified as Blessing and her new born baby has been held captive for close to seven-Months because she was unable to settle the hospital bill.
Blessing, according to Mrs Esther Ogwu, Esther Child Rights Foundation, who report the case on Advocates for Children and Vulnerable Persons platform, gave birth in March through Caesarean section at Mojo hospital, Egbeda-Shasha in Lagos.
She was charged N350,000 Naira and later the medical director reduced it to N 250,000.
She had been able to pay N160,000 and had been struggling to pay the balance of N90,000, but was not luck enough to have it.
The hospital has been holding her captive since March till now.
When the case was reported to Esther Child Rights Foundation, Mrs Ogwu said the case was reported to Afonka Police Station and they assigned an officer to the case but there has not been any positive result since then.
The inhumane treatment she gets with her baby because of money is very sad. She sleeps with her baby girl on the floor of the hospital.
She could not go out to buy anything for herself and the baby except one of the nurses helped her out.
Blessing Bassey, a hairdresser had pleaded with the Medical Director to allow her to go and work so as to be able to pay the balance but she totally refused.
Blessing is seeking the help of well-meaning Nigerian to help her and her baby who is already 6 months plus in the hospital.
Blessing and her baby girl has been there throughout the Covid-19 lockdown till now.
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