According to a report by SaharaReporters, the accident Yusuf, son of President Muhammadu Buhari, had in December 2017 in Abuja, the nation’s capital, led a doctor identified as Obafemi to suicide, SaharaReporters has learnt.
Yusuf, who got married to Zahra, daughter of Nasiru Ado Bayero, the Emir of Bichi in Kano state last week suffered an injury to the head in a power bike in Abuja on December 26, 2017.
Yusuf was admitted to Cedacrest Hospital in Abuja, following the bike crash in the Gwarimpa area of Abuja. He was discharged from the hospital on January 12, 2018 and flown abroad for further treatment.
Yusuf returned to Nigeria after his medical treatment abroad on Thursday, March 1, 2018.
His mother, Aisha Buhari, announced his return to the country on Twitter, saying Yusuf was welcomed back by government officials.
“We thank God for the return of our son Yusuf today (Thursday) after his medical trip,”
she wrote.
she wrote.
“Yusuf Buhari had a bike accident last night around Gwarimpa in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. He broke a limb and had an injury to the head as a result. He has undergone surgery at a clinic in Abuja. He is in stable condition.
“The President and his wife, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, are thankful to Nigerians for the good wishes and prayers for their son,”
Presidential media aide, Garba Shehu, had said in a statement.
Presidential media aide, Garba Shehu, had said in a statement.
But according to a top source who spoke to SaharaReporters on Sunday, Obafemi was the doctor who received Yusuf at Nisa Premier Hospital, Abuja on the night he had an accident on his power motorcycle.
He, however, facilitated his transfer to another hospital, Cedarcrest, when he saw how critical the condition of Yusuf was, the source said.
“When Yusuf had an accident at Gwarimpa with his power bike, he was rushed to Nisa Premier. There he met Dr Obafemi who was one of the most junior doctors at the facility. Dr Obafemi didn’t know he was Yusuf and didn’t bother to know.
“All he knew was that he is a son of ‘somebody’ for him to have been escorted by policemen. He sought to give him the best treatment primarily as a patient. After a brief examination, he realised that Yusuf was an orthopaedic case and their facility was not one.
“He called his Head of Department who didn’t pick up his calls and later called Dr Ibrahim Wada, the owner of the facility. None picked his numerous calls. When he realised Yusuf would die if he didn’t refer him to a hospital where he can get the best care, he referred him to Cedarcrest (where he knew they were are into such treatment),” the source told SaharaReporters.