An assistant nurse, 35, has been taken into custody.
Jimoh Ganiyat was detained by Ogun State police for reportedly injecting graduate student Omosebi Tomiwa, 22, in the nerve, resulting in a permanent impairment to one of his legs.
The suspect, who has been impersonating a registered nurse in the Arigbajo neighborhood of Ogun State, was arraigned before an Itori Magistrate Court on December 19, 2022, which was presided over by Mrs. O. F. Adeduntan.
She was accused in front of the magistrate on five counts, including malicious assault on the mother and victim as well as careless and negligent treatment of the victim.
The victim’s life and the life of his mother were purportedly threatened by the accused following the deed.
According to information obtained, the accused shot the victim in the nerve while treating him for typhoid and malaria, which left one of his legs permanently disabled.
The charge against the nurse read:-
“That you Jimoh Ganiyat ,f, on the 2nd of May 2022 at 1 Olorunsogo Street, Arigbajo, Ewekoro, Ogun State recklessly and negligently commit an act on one Omosebi Tomiwa by not giving him proper medical precaution and by endangering his life and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 343 (i ,e f ,g ) of Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria 2006.
“That you, Jimoh Ganiyat on the 2nd day of October 2022 at about 21:15 hrs at the same place in the same magisterial district did assault one Mrs Omosebi Toyin by inflicting injuries on her body and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 351 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State 2006.”
Speaking with newsmen, the victim said:-
“In May, I was not feeling fine and the woman, who was then known as a nurse was invited to treat me. Then, I didn’t know that she was not a registered nurse.”
“She gave me three injections and I shouted at her to remove it when I felt a very sharp pain. Three days after that the pains became unbearable and one of my legs was completely deformed.”
“It has really affected me. I could not be mobilised for my National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme. I am supposed to be in service now but the pains are too much.”
He added that:-
“The worst thing is that she abandoned me and later became very violent after being told that it would require a major operation to treat my deformed leg.”
