Ibadan Tragedy: Aproko Doctor Slams Oriyomi Hamzat’s Viral Hospital Picture, “Stand Up and Answer”
- Nigerian health practitioner Aproko Doctor has weighed in on the viral Ibadan funfair tragedy involving Oriyomi Hamzat
- A picture of the media personality lying helplessly in the hospital went viral after 35 children were reported dead following a stampede at the funfair party he promoted
- Aproko Doctor, frustrated by the situation, asked questions about Hamzat's well-being, telling him to get up and face his troubles
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Nigerian health practitioner Chinonso Egemba, aka Aproko Doctor, has raged at the viral hospital picture of Oriyomi Hamzat.
Legit.ng reported that Oriyomi Hamzat, the chairman of Agidigbo FM, a radio station based in Ibadan, has been admitted to an unidentified hospital in the capital of Oyo state, Ibadan. It was the station that advertised the children's funfair that turned into a tragedy.
Reports circulating on Thursday, December 19, stated that Hamzat had been unconscious since Wednesday, December 18, and was being treated at a nearby institution.
According to a source who asked to remain anonymous, his illness was brought on by shock from the terrible event at the funfair that killed over 35 people—mostly children—and injured many others.
The source went on to say that Hamzat's current comatose state resulted from his incapacity to handle the shock of the catastrophe.
Since then, a picture of the media host has gone viral, showing him in a critical state on a hospital bed.
Aproko Doctor reacted to the trending picture and demanded that he got up to answer questions about the funfair.
"Please stand up and answer the questions. We're done with all these theatrics. But first, put on the oxygen tank; let's know you're serious. Children died!"
See his post below:
Reactions as Aproko Doctor calls out Oriyomi Hamzat
Legit.ng compiled the reactions below:
@hk7_538:
"Why are people coming for this man tho? No one was forced to leave their house for the free food. Hold the leaders responsible for the hardship and leave someone whose good intentions was miscalculated."
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@hk7_538:
"Watch the video, he obviously organized moderators but the turn up was unprecedented."
@Seyisembah:
"You no get any sense for that your head way be like cashew ..so he shouldn’t be held accountable. Na government organize event ?"
@realshinny:
"I blame the parents for this. This is how good initiatives get discouraged. This is not this first time Oriyomi has been organizing this same event. I just want to believe he did not expect this amount of turnout, but from the reports I am getting it’s the adults there that acted irresponsible."
@Djdrumbaets:
"Your family no dey there so I expect this from you it's normal, you invited 5k people and you think they won't be more than that? And again the crowd is not as a result of poverty, people are just greedy most ladies lied to their husbands at home just to take the children there."
@IconAmbition:
"Some people go dey act like say dem never chop before pushing others, trying to collect more than one, they should stop blaming the man truly."
Ibadan tragedy: Tinubu demands probe
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Bola Tinubu called for a thorough investigation into the stampede at an Ibadan funfair that claimed the lives of 35 minors.
Naomi Silekunola, the former queen of Ife, and several others have been arrested by the Oyo state police after a tragic stampede at a children’s funfair in Ibadan.
President Tinubu, in a statement on Thursday, expressed sorrow over the deadly stampede, called for urgent reforms to prevent similar tragedies and demanded justice for the victims.
Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.
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