Rev’d Joseph Olorunfemi, the father of the late Greatness Olorunfemi, who tragically fell victim to a ‘one chance’ attack, revealed that his daughter had ambitious plans to relocate to the United States for a PhD in Microbiology before her untimely death.
During a press conference organized by the Young African Leadership Initiatives (YALI) Network in Abuja, Olorunfemi, the General Overseer of Christ Restoration Gospel Centre, Abaranje Ikotun, Lagos, called on the Nigerian government and police to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the negligence of Maitama General Hospital, which played a role in his daughter’s demise.
Recalling his last conversation with Greatness, Olorunfemi said it took place on Saturday, September 23, 2023, via a conference call with two friends in the US who had offered to assist her in pursuing her PhD abroad. They decided that she would begin her PhD program in Microbiology in July 2024, and they ended the meeting with excitement. By Monday, September 25, she had started preparing the necessary documents for her relocation.
Olorunfemi spoke about his premonition of danger within his family, which prompted him to organize an online prayer session, including Greatness, to avert the impending evil.
“We did not know that it was irreversible. God is not our errand boy who must do what we ask him to do. He will only do what he thinks fit to do.He is a giver of life and he takes life without anybody’s permission,” he said.
The reverend shared the discrepancy between the driver’s account, who brought his daughter to the hospital, and the nurse’s report. According to the driver, Greatness was alive upon their arrival at the Abuja hospital, but they faced a delay at the accident and emergency unit, where they were locked out and told to produce a police report before she could receive attention. It was during this delay that she passed away.
Olorunfemi provided evidence, including video clips and voice recordings that have since gone viral online, to support his account of the incident.
He stated, “The officers of Young African Leadership Initiatives (YALI) represented by Mrs. Moyo, (leader of YALI) Irene, and Darlington also came and met me at Mabuchi District, and we all met in the office of the DPO (Divisional Police Officer) of Mabuchi Station where they presented the video and audio recordings on the incident that terminated the life of one of their members.”
He continued, “The DPO thereafter summoned SPA Busari, the District crime officer to write the hospital and invite the workers on duty for interrogation. He also collected the mobile lines of Greatness and promised that a necessary investigation would be conducted for justice to be done.”
“Greatness was my first child and first daughter; she was well-educated and talented. Becoming a victim of a ‘one chance’ operation was not premeditated but being denied immediate treatment by the General Hospital Maitama was inhuman, cruel, unjust, negligent and a disregard for human life.
“Many people have come out to mention their late relatives and friends who had been treated like Tolulope (Greatness) and died on the grounds of ‘no police report’. If this trend continues, it will have negative implications.”
Despite the loss of his daughter, Olorunfemi stressed that they are seeking justice because others could be potential victims of similar negligence in the future.
| Sahara Reporters
