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A 32-year-old pregnant patient, Miss Blessing Nzubechi Igwe, has gone missing from the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Enugu.
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The patient’s brother, Israel Nwachinemere Igwe, alleged that a hospital staff raped and impregnated his sister.
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The family is seeking help from the hospital management, security agencies.
A 32-year-old pregnant patient, Miss Blessing Nzubechi Igwe, has gone missing from the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Enugu, sparking concerns and outrage from her family.
According to her brother, Israel Nwachinemere Igwe, the patient was admitted to the hospital on August 9, 2024, for psychiatric treatment.
Israel alleged that while his sister was at the hospital, a security guard named Mr. Kazeem raped and impregnated her.
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He claimed that despite reporting the incident to the hospital management, they failed to investigate or take action. Instead, the hospital management allegedly started dragging their feet until the patient’s disappearance.
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Israel stated, “My sister was admitted at the Federal Neuropsychiatric hospital Enugu on the 9th of August 2024. One night while my sister was within the hospital premises, One Mr. Kazeem a security man at the hospital accosted her, lured her to a corner, in threatening violence and had a non-consensual sexual intercourse with her.”
He added, “Despite the said complaint laid by my sister, there was a brazen apathy to investigate the incident case of rape, culminating in pregnancy.” Israel is calling on the hospital management, security agencies, and the general public to help locate his missing sister.
The hospital management has yet to comment on the incident.
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