Patients and family members at Nigeria’s premier tertiary hospital, the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Oyo State, in Monday staged a protest over the prolonged electricity outage and water shortages.
The protest comes after a 17-day power disconnection by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company due to unpaid bills.
The hospital is being billed under the “band A” tariff structure, resulting in a monthly bill of N80million.
The lack of power supply has affected essential services at the hospital, including surgeries, diagnostic tests, mortuary and other critical medical procedures.
A video shared by Oyo Affairs on X shows patients and their families gathered at the hospital to express their frustration.
“Stop killing people. People are dying here. The managers are thieves. We need light,” One of the protesters was heard saying.