The late Ifedolapo
THE
death of Ifedolapo Oladepo, a First Class graduate of Transport
Management from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso,
Oyo Stateat the National Youth Service orientation camp in Kano State
has sparked outrage among Nigerians, especially on the social media
platform. Ifedolapo died on Tuesday, after officials of NYSC and medical
personnel in the camp allegedly dismissed her claims to be sick as a
decoy to avoid participating in the morning parade. She has been buried
in Osogbo, Osun State.
When the deceased took to her facebook
page on September 10,2016 to profusely wish her mother a happy birthday,
she obviously looked forward to life after her national youth service
programme when she would have been gainfully employed and begin to
reward her precious mother for her efforts in seeing her through
university education. “She’s the wonderful loving, amazing mother, the
great disciplinarian.
If you’re a teacher’s daughter you ‘ll
know what I mean and the most pampering grandmother though very annoying
most times 😰she’s the best I can ever wish for. If there’s ever a
second coming, it would be such an honor to be your daughter again ma.
Happy birthday mum! Wish you long life and prosperity in good health and
wealth mum… You will live long to eat the fruit of your labour in
Jesus’ name.
Love you too much,” Ifedolapo posted.
Unfortunately, she never lived long to complete her National Youth
Service Scheme after which she had hoped to get a good job and begin to
fulfil her wishes for her precious mum. She allegedly died of negligence
during her NYSC orientation programme in Kano.
Before the mother’s birthday wish,
Ifedolapo earlier took to her Facebook page to thank God for adding
another year to her life without any premonition that it was going to be
her last.
“Thank you Gracious God for giving me
another year of life, thank You for all the people who remembered me
today, thank You for all the experiences of the past year, thank You for
times of success which will always be happy memories, for times of
failure which reminded me of my own weakness and of my need for you, for
times of joy when the sun was shining, for times of sadness which drove
me to you, help me in the days ahead to make this the best year yet.
Happy birthday to me,” the post read.
A post by someone suspected to be her
close relation reads thus: “You called me five hours to your death and
told me to start coming as the NYSC doctors were not doing anything for
you, as they thought you were pretending because you did not want to go
for parade. So they did not attend to you. When you started calling
people from home, they eventually gave you an injection. Immediately
after they gave you the injection, you called me again that you noticed a
lot of rashes on your body and that I should speak with the doctor who
refused to talk to me.
You called five minutes later and told
me your tongue was twisting. Thereafter, they sent all your friends out
after seeing all the reaction on your body. “You said we should ask for
flight and I called immediately but they told me Abuja flight is only
available on Monday ,Wednesday and Friday. I told you to tell anybody in
the clinic that I am a nurse and that they should allow me to speak to
them. A male nurse took the phone from you and told me you are having
anaphylactic reaction and they would watch you for just one hour and
transfer you to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital but alas, they did not
transfer you until five hours later when they noticed you were restless
and calling people at home.
’’ She continued: “ I boarded a bus
going to Kano with your sister Oladepo Kemisola Oladepo to come and pick
you from there. I begged them to take you to a teaching hospital around
but they took you to the General Hospital Gwazo where they had nothing
or little care to render. They took your phone from you, claiming you
were not resting. From that 5’pm, I could not talk to you again. “I took
a 16-hour journey to make sure I got to you,but I was called around 3am
that you gave up without any doctor in the hospital to assist you.
The only nurse on duty told me she tried
her best by staying beside you when death was taking you away because
there was nothing to use. From that 3am till I got to Kano, I was hoping
it would only be a mix up somewhere. I was wishing it would not be you
but when I got to Kano, I saw you at Aminu Kano Mortuary. Alas! It was
you being put in that cold place. Amokkkkkeeeeeeeeee mi, you couldn’t
withstand the agony. NYSC successfully cut your destiny due to
negligence. Rest on our Queen. If you are opportune to come back to the
world, please come as my daughter.
Adieu!” The social media have been awash
with the relation’s post, the deceased’s pictures and generating
reactions. Some of the posts read: Al Amin Muhammad: “Yes, she fell sick
and asked for treatment to exempt her from parade but her issue was
turned down and that cost her life due to negligence from the camp
official.” Odubote Opeyemi: This same attitude was the reason I almost
slumped at Kogi camp thinking I was pretending after which I was even
injected wrongly after all the treatment resulting in abscess. This is
highly bad and I think something fast should be done. RIP dear. Oki
Dickson: “NYSC has a question to answer.
Oyedele Akinlolu: Rip amokeade, I Neva
knew you, but your story saddens my mind! Odukale Ayodeji Liverpudlian:
“Please someone should wake me up Odukale Ayodeji: “To God I still don’t
believe.” Folorunso Seun: “What a life! May your soul Rest in Peace”
Prince Abdulrazaq Yusuf: Guys please what’s going on…. I heard this gal
had issues @camp ?? Mhizyinkah Ogunro: “This left me in tears. what a
death, it is so painful. Goodtiding Ukeme: “Honestly it is like a movie
but its real.
Yisa Yetunde: “She never knew this would
be the end…pray you rest in the bosom of your Lord where there is no
panick or fear of this wicked world….. Omo Oroki Asala, God loves you
most. The NYSC has, however, described her death as unfortunate. In a
terse text message sent to our correspondent, the Director, Press and
Public Relations, NYSC Headquarters, Abuja, Abosede Aderibigbe, said:
“It is unfortunate that this happened. We sympathise with the family. We
got a report that she died of infection, which was written on the death
certificate. The DG has sent a team to Kano to investigate the cause of
her death . I am sure by the time they come back, the picture will be
clearer.”
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