Two nurses in the footage lamented that medical staff work in total darkness due to a lack of electricity, an absence of running water, and the lack of basic life-saving equipment like oxygen, even while managing a pregnant woman in labour.
“I’m the girl that posted about the hospital at Uwani… Sadly, I was given an indefinite suspension and removed from my clinical duties,” she lamented in the new video seen by SaharaReporters.
“Did we do anything wrong? We only wanted to bring their attention to the problems… and now we’re being punished badly.”
While the Enugu State Government initially reacted to the viral video by querying the hospital management and reportedly fixing some of the highlighted issues, the focus has shifted from infrastructure to victimising the whistle-blower.
Despite the hospital claiming the “rot” has been addressed, the management has refused to reinstate the nurse, sparking outrage among rights activists who describe the move as a “classic Nigerian story” of punishing those who expose systemic failure.
The original report shared by healthcare workers at the facility painted a picture of a “death trap” rather than a hospital.
Ezeugwu’s arrest on Monday has sparked fresh outrage among Nigerians on social media, as critics describe her arrest as a growing suppression of whistleblowers in Nigeria’s education and health sectors.
Many are questioning the use of law enforcement to settle institutional disputes and silence criticism.
When SaharaReporters contacted the Public Relations Officer of the Enugu State Police Command, SP Daniel Ndukwe, he said, “I don’t cover Force CID Annex Enugu.”
However, efforts to reach the Force CID Annex failed.
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