*LAGOS ELEVATOR ACCIDENT* LASG CONDOLE WITH THE FAMILY OF LATE DR. VWAERE DIASO
By Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban
The Lagos State Government has expressed shock at the news of the death of Dr. Vwaere Diaso, a Medical Officer undergoing housemanship at the Lagos State General Hospital, Odan.
The sad event occurred on Tuesday, August 1, 2023.
A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mr Olumide Sogunle says the State Government, especially management and staff of the Lagos State Ministry of Health, commiserate with the family of the deceased on the unfortunate loss of their daughter who passed on as a result of the mechanical failure of an elevator at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island.
According to the Statement avail to Africa247 Channel, an inquiry by a team of officials from the Lagos State Ministry of Health, Lagos State Health Service Commission, Lagos State Safety Commission and certified Lift and Vertical Transportation Equipment experts has commenced.
It says the Lagos State Government will ensure that anyone found negligent by the report of the inquiry will face appropriate sanctions.
Netizens had called out the management of the Lagos Island General Hospital, Odan, on social media for alleged negligence and a possible case of embezzlement following the accident and subsequent death of the young medical doctor.
Reports had it that, Dr. Vwaere Diaso, a Babcock University graduate who had two weeks left to complete her housemanship, fell to her death after the elevator she was in reportedly dropped from the 10th floor of the Doctors’ Quarters.
It was alleged that workers had been complaining about the same elevator.
On the 12th of January 2020, the Medical Guild, an association of all Lagos State Government employed Medical and Dental Doctors had tweeted : “FACT: The doctors quarters at General hospital Lagos has 10 floors. It has a non functional elevator and no running water. Doctors who live on the 10th floor including pregnant women climb the stairs multiple times daily.”