The 32-year old pregnant patient of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital (FNH) Enugu, Miss Blessing Nzubechi Igwe, has been found.
The missing mentally-deranged lady was found wandering at Trans Ekulu, Enugu, many kilometers away from the hospital by one of her relatives.
Elder brother to the mentally deranged lady, Mr. Israel Nwachinemere Igwe, had reported the incident to the media and police, ascribing her disappearance to negligence on the part of the hospital management.
Israel alleged that when his sister was discovered pregnant after she was raped by the hospital staff, the matter was reported to the police.
Speaking to Blueprint, after Miss Blessing wasfound, Israel said they have taken her home to Umuahia but that they were still pursuing the case of negligence.
“How can they be there and she will disappear from the hospital and was found somewhere else? We are still pursuing the case of negligence and the fact that she was raped and impregnated in their hospital,” he said.
Meanwhile, when found, the pregnancy which has lasted for five months, is still growing amid her unstable mental condition.
The statement he had made available to the press before his sister was found read in parts, “My name is Mr. Igwe Nwachinaemere Israel of Ntalakwu Oboro Village, Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State Nigeria. I reside at NO. 316 New Town Layout (by Freeworld Hotel) Emene, Enugu, Enugu State. I wish to lay this complaint and possibly seek your swift intervention on this matter that my entire family found most disturbing.
Against that backdrop, I wish to state as follows: “That the victim, Miss Blessing Nzubechi Igwe is my younger sister.
“That I lay this complaint for myself and on behalf of all the members of my family.
“That my Sister Miss Nzubechi Igwe, who is 32 years old has been experiencing some psychiatric symptoms against which my family sought for urgent medical attention, at the Federal Neuropsychiatric hospital Enugu.
“That my Sister was admitted at the Federal Neuropsychiatric hospital Enugu on the 9th of August 2024.
“That while she was at the hospital i did visit her often and I was monitoring her progression and providing the necessary things that were required.
“That one night while my sister was within the hospital premises, One Mr. Kazeem a security man at the hospital accosted her, lured her to a corner, in threatening violence and had a non-consensual sexual intercourse with her.
“That at the earliest opportunity, my sister reported the matter to the management of the Neuropsychiatric hospital Enugu for their intervention.
“That despite the said complaint laid by my sister, there was a brazen apathy to investigate the incident case of rape, culminating in pregnancy.
“That in a strange twist of event, in the morning hour of January 15th 2025, 1 received a call from the hospital informing me that my sister is missing and that my presence is urgently needed at the hospital.
“That when I got to the hospital they gave me the hospital bill and informed me that they do not know my sister’s whereabouts.
“That we have searched every nook and cranny of both my home State and Enugu State but she is nowhere to be found.”
Sequel to the statement, the hospital management was contacted to comment on the incident but the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr. Ngozichukwu Unaogu, neither responded to phone calls nor replied to a Whatsapp message.
