Mohbad: Nurse Who Treated Late Singer is a Quack – NANNM
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has said the nurse who treated the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, and reportedly gave him an injection before his death is not a registered health practitioner.
Recall Thursday, it was reported that the Lagos State Police Command arrested the nurse.
The union disclosed this in a statement dated September 22, 2023, signed by the office of Toba Odumosu, State Secretary NANNM Lagos State Council.
Following the incident of the death of Mohbad, the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) expressed their disappointment on how various media platforms qualified the arrested suspect as a Nurse without investigating her medical expertise.
According to the statement, NANNM said the preliminary investigations indicate that the individual reportedly taken into custody by the police for providing care to Mohbad is not a registered NurseWe emphasize the critical need to verify the qualifications and professional status of individuals before labelling them as healthcare professionals.
We demand that all media outlets that inaccurately reported the arrest of a Nurse take immediate corrective action to rectify their stories.
