Hospital detains mother, newborn over N330,000 medical bills

The management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, has allegedly detained a mother and her newborn baby over the non-payment of N330,000 medical bills.

DAILY POST reports that the husband and father of the detainees, Mr Umoru Imokha Abdullahi, disclosed this while soliciting financial support from members of the public, including the Edo State Government and kindhearted Nigerians.

Abdullai, while narrating his family’s ordeal in the hospital, said his wife gave birth through the Cesarean Section (CS) three weeks ago.

The indigene of Agenebode in Etsako East Local Council of Edo State lamented that his wife and newborn baby have been detained on account of the N330,000 medical bills.

He explained that his wife had surgery on March 20, 2025, during the delivery, and was discharged on March 27, a week later, with a total bill of N380,000.

He added that he had earlier paid a deposit of N50,000 before admission and N150,000 after the CS, making a total of N200,000 out of the total bill.

According to him, “While I was seeking the balance of N180,000, the UBTH came up with an additional cost of N150,000 for the delay in coming up with the balance.

“When I couldn’t pay the N380,000 on March 27, they demanded an additional N10,000 per day at the hospital. They added another N150,000 which the hospital said was for 15 days my family spent in the facility.

“What UBTH was asking me to pay is a total of N380,000 on March 27. I had no money but was able to raise N200,000 that time. I was not allowed to go with my wife and baby girl.

“I was worried because I couldn’t get the N180,000 after paying N200,000, now I am told to pay N10,000 per day since after she was discharged, which amounts to N150,000 for the two weeks. I went to seek help to discharge my wife, and baby.”

The distraught father, who said he has no job, called on the Edo State government, Governor Monday Okpebholo, kindhearted Nigerians, religious leaders, and corporate organizations to come to his aid.

He noted that the burden was too much for him to bear as an unemployed person.

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