A man has passed away after he was allegedly neglected by a hospital after was stabbed by hoodlums in Port-Harcourt, Rivers state capital.
According to reports, the deceased simply identified as Progress Dennis was returning from his church (House On The Rock) after end of year Thanksgiving service, when he was stabbed by hoodlums after refusal to hand over his phone to them.
It was gathered that the man was rushed to a nearby hospital where the doctors requested that a deposit of N25,000 should be paid before the man will be admitted and taken care of.
According to reports, few minutes later, N30,000 was transferred to the hospital account and the doctors allegedly said they didn’t receive any alert. While waiting for the alert the young man gave up the ghost.
The deceased was laid to rest on Tuesday, December 18 (today) at his hometown in Usokun, Degema Local Government Area in Rivers State.