There is general outrage as the nurses at the clinic where former BBNaija housemate, Rico Swavey was rushed to were seen recording him with their phones instead of treating him as an emergency case.
Rico was a housemate in season 3 of the reality TV show.
The nurses laughing without a care, positioned him on a chair in his dying moment to make videos of his last minutes instead of placing him on a hospital bed, cleaning his wounds or taking X-rays for fractures or internal bleeding.
The reality TV star passed away on Thursday morning, days after he was involved in a ghastly accident in Lagos.
In the video making the rounds online, Rico can be seen sitting on a chair while receiving oxygen as the nurses seemed confused and contemplating how to move him into the Intensive Care Unit at the hospital.
The video sparked outrage on social media with some Nigerians calling for the immediate dismissal of the staff for their lackadaisical attitude and lack of professionalism toward the reality TV star.
Lyrixthemusishan_: “Health attendants were just making videos and laughing while someone was dying Sorry rico #ricoswavey“
@ayemojubar: “Nigeria’s failed healthcare system and its unethical professionalism killed #RicoSwavey not the accident.”
mr____daddy_: “Why is he not in an operation bed? He would have survived if it was in America. The amount of people who die in that country from negligence and incompetence is unbelievable and sad.”
@Lepht___ : “Health attendants were just making videos and laughing while someone was dying
Sorry rico”
telema_westwood: “Everyone in this video should be sanctioned by the Nigerian Medical Association.”
dumebiblog: “Later you’ll be asking why people that have money stil want to leave nigeria. Just see how confused and scared the medical personnels were. Someone who was supposed to be in the ICU was just there being recorded.”
iam__maimuna: “Someone is laughing in the background, now we know what killed. Naaa it wasn’t the accident that killed him, negligence and unseriousness killed thus sweet soul”
everythingkrystalofficial: “This people need to be sued I swear… no jokes. What nonsense is going on here. I can boldly say the people in this video killed him because if they had attended to him on time,maybe he would have still been here with us today. I weep for the state of Nigeria”
princess_barbienachies: “My God! They didn’t even know what to do!! I have seen Emergency units in many countries. Right from the door the doctors and nursing are already trying every attempt to save the person’s life. But just look at this. He is on even a chair!! Wow! And the nurses are just standing there. This hospital needs to be sanctioned indeed!! Wow!”
anu_rheeka: “Why were they laughing and making a video when they are to work with urgency to revive his life? Naaaa this country is dead long ago. The government cannot save Nigeria alone. Nigerians are hardened people”
stellstarr_: “How can someone be in this type of critical condition and video is the next thing to make omgggg!!!!……I am soooo pissed”
aldreautos: “I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it. The problem of Nigeria is not our leaders or government. It’s we the people. We are very terrible people generally. The idontcare mentally is so high”.
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