Femi Adesina, has stated that the late vice
chairman of the SUN Publishing Company Limited,
Mr Dimgba Igwe, would have survived the accident
that claimed his life if prompt medical attention had
reached him.
Speaking in a telephone chat with LEADERSHIP,
Adesina who recounted his last contact with Igwe
in a tone laden with nostalgia recalled four grueling
hours the late journalist had battling with his life.
According to Adesina, who said he was a protege of
the late journalist, having worked under him as a
reporter in the defunct WEEKEND CONCORD, the
late Igwe was initially moved to a private hospital
somewhere in Isolo.
"When the staff of the hospital sensed that the
injuries sustained by Igwe was beyond the
scope they could cope with, they transferred
him to Isolo General Hospital. Unfortunately,
there was no surgeon around at the time he
was taken there, so they had to move him to
Lagos University Teaching Hospital where he
died," he said.
Adesina whose voice betrayed his emotion said the
deceased had to endure four hours of pain, as the
incident occurred about 6am but he had to give up
the ghost at the emergency surgical theatre about
10am on Saturday. The late Igwe was at the
weekend killed by a hit-and-run driver as he jogged
around his residence at Okota in Lagos.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the
Federal Road Safety Commission to investigate,
apprehend and prosecute the driver of the vehicle
that allegedly knocked down Mr Dimgba Igwe.
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