The management of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has suspended Alakija Kazeem Salami, a professor of medicine and senior consultant in the hospital, who admitted, managed and eventually released the corpse of a suspected Covid-19 patient who died in the hospital.
This was announced in a statement by David Odaibo, director of administration, for chief medical director, UITH.
“The management of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital hereby suspends Alakija Kazeem Salami as a senior consultant in the hospital. This is as a result of his unethical conduct in the admission, management and eventual release of the corpse of a suspected Covid-19 patient who died in the hospital on the 3rd of April, 2020,” the statement said.
Salami, who was said to be an expert in respiratory and HIV medicine and family doctor to the deceased, allegedly kept secret the health situation report of the deceased.
SIKIRAT SHEHU, Ilorin
