SAD: 32-year-old Pregnant Patient Goes Missing at Enugu Popular Hospital, Family Cries Foul

The situation at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital (FNH) in Enugu has escalated into a distressing crisis as the family of a 32-year-old pregnant patient, Miss Blessing Nzubechi Igwe, seeks answers regarding her mysterious disappearance from the hospital.

The family is in a state of confusion and concern, compounded by serious allegations against the hospital staff.

According to a statement released by her brother, Mr. Israel Nwachinemere Igwe, Blessing allegedly became pregnant due to a rape incident involving a hospital security guard named Mr. Kazeem.

Mr. Igwe contends that, following the incident, his sister reported the matter to the hospital management, but the response from the authorities was lacking, leading to further frustration and concern for Blessing’s safety.

The statement reads in part thus: “My name is Mr. Igwe Nwachinaemere Israel of Ntalakwu Oboro Village, Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State Nigeria. I reside at NO. 316 New Town Layout (by Freeworld Hotel) Emene, Enugu, Enugu State. I wish to lay this complaint and possibly seek your swift intervention on this matter that my entire family found most disturbing.

Against that backdrop, I wish to state as follows:

” That the victim, Miss Blessing Nzubechi Igwe is my younger sister.

” That I lay this complaint for myself and on behalf of all the members of my family.

” That my Sister Miss Nzubechi Igwe, who is 32 years old has been experiencing some psychiatric symptoms against which my family sought for urgent medical attention, at the Federal Neuropsychiatric hospital Enugu.

” That my Sister was admitted at the Federal Neuropsychiatric hospital Enugu on the 9th of August 2024.

That while she was at the hospital i did visit her often and I was monitoring her progression and providing the necessary things that were required.

“That one night while my sister was within the hospital premises, One Mr. Kazeem a security man at the hospital accosted her, lured her to a corner, in threatening violence and had a non-consensual sexual intercourse with her.

“That at the earliest opportunity, my sister reported the matter to the management of the Neuropsychiatric hospital Enugu for their intervention.

“That despite the said complaint laid by my sister, there was a brazen apathy to investigate the incident case of rape, culminating in pregnancy.

“That in a strange twist of event, in the morning hour of January 15th 2025, 1 received a call from the hospital informing me that my sister is missing and that my presence is urgently needed at the hospital.

“That when I got to the hospital they gave me the hospital bill and informed me that they do not know my sister’s whereabouts.

“That we have searched every nook and cranny of both my home State and Enugu State but she is nowhere to be found.”

Sequel to the statement, the hospital management was contacted to comment on the incident but the Chief Medical Director, CMD, Dr. Ngozichukwu Unaogu, would neither respond to phone calls nor reply to SMS message.

At the time of filing this report, she was yet to react to the development.