Mother Of 5 Dies After Doctors Allegedly Left Scissors In Her Body During Surgery

A Nigerian woman, Aishatu Umar, has died, four months after surgeons allegedly left a pair of scissors inside her stomach during a surgical procedure at a government-owned health facility in Kano State.

The mother of five passed away on Sunday, January 11, during a corrective surgery to remove the scissors.

A relative of the deceased, Abubakar Mohammed, said Aishatu died after enduring months of severe abdominal pain following a surgical procedure carried out at the hospital about four months ago.

According to Mohammed, the surgery was performed in September, after which Aishatu reportedly began experiencing persistent and worsening abdominal pain.

He alleged that despite repeated visits to the hospital, she was only given pain-relief medication with out further investigations.

He explained that medical tests and scans were eventually conducted just days ago, revealing that a pair of scissors had allegedly been left inside her body during the initial surgery .

“It was only two days ago that scans were carried out, and that was when doctors discovered that scissors had been forgotten inside her body. “Plans were made for another surgery, but she passed away before it could be done,” he added.