UCH Reacts To Outrage Over Toluwasings D3ath, Clarifies Hospital Records

The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has stated that it has no record indicating that Nigerian singer Olayemi Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwasings, was brought to the medical facility before his death.

The clarification comes amid public outrage following allegations that several hospitals in Ibadan, Oyo State, failed to provide emergency treatment to the singer after he reportedly collapsed.

According to Bush Radio Academy, Toluwasings’ personal assistant, Babadunni Olayemi, had claimed that efforts to save the singer were unsuccessful after he was taken to several hospitals across the city.

The personal assistant alleged that the singer was taken to between seven and eight medical facilities, where they reportedly encountered difficulties accessing treatment.

“They took him to different hospitals. Some said doctors were on strike, while others said hospitals rejected him. We all tried, praying for him and taking him around to hospitals. We took him to about seven or eight different hospitals here in Ibadan, but God said it was his time,” he said.

The allegations triggered widespread reactions on social media, with some Nigerians questioning the availability of emergency medical services in Ibadan and raising concerns about the state of the country’s healthcare system.

Some commentators also linked the reported difficulties in obtaining treatment to industrial action involving resident doctors at UCH.

However, the hospital’s Public Relations Officer, Funmilayo Enitan, clarified in an interview with Punch that the facility had previously experienced a local strike but had resumed services following the suspension of the resident doctors’ strike.

UCH maintained that it had no record of Toluwasings being brought to the hospital, a clarification that addresses speculation surrounding the facility’s alleged involvement in the events preceding the singer’s death.

The circumstances surrounding the singer’s reported attempts to obtain emergency treatment at other hospitals were not independently established in the information provided.

The development has renewed public discussion about access to emergency healthcare, hospital preparedness and the need for timely medical attention for patients in critical condition.