We
feel obliged to inform you of a disastrous and mind troubling incident. Dr
Theresa is a Senior Registrar 1 in the department of Psychiatry of Obafemi
Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (Ile-Ife). She is a very gentle, easy
going, ever smiling and hardworking resident doctor.
This
incident occurred at her residence in the early hours of Thursday 25th February
2016 in her service apartment building situated outside the hospital where she
resides. Dr. Okpara, [A Wing Commander in the Nigerian Air Force] who is a
resident Doctor in the Dept of Community Medicine in the same hospital where
Theresa works also resides in that compound.
The
parking lot within the compound is inadequate and as such tenants would have to
occasionally call each other (through the security guard) to move their cars in
the morning so that individuals are able to drive out. According to an eye
witness (who is a doctor in the same hospital and also lives within the same
compound), Dr Theresa's car was obstructing Dr. Okpara's car and he called her
out to move her car. She had told him she was dressing up and would soon be out
but he kept shouting and calling her. When she came out, he was still abusing
her and being verbally aggressive. She then told him to take it easy since she
had already told him she was dressing up and reminded him that he also does the
same thing whenever his car is obstructing someone else's.
As
Theresa came out, entered her car and fastened her seat belt to drive out of
the parking lot, Dr. Okpara continued barking asking her to move her car out,
she told him she was already in the car and asked if he wanted to move it out
himself? He then said he will teach her a lesson and went swiflty around the
car, opened her car door and held her dress and punched her face several times.
The Co-tenants had to run out to pull him away from her. At a point he reached
for his metal pedal lock and was again restrained by tenants.
Following
the incident he showed no remorse, as he continued in his verbal aggression
with his shirt buttons undone calling her names. He also dared her to call
whoever in Abuja suggesting that he was above the law as she made attempts to
make calls after the incident. Dr. Theresa was rushed to the hospital as being
a known Sickle cell disease patient, her health was paramount at the time. On
arrival, it was confirmed that indeed she had Cerebrospinal fluid leaking from
her brain. This continued to be copious before ameliorating after some hours.
In adition to the frontal bone fracture detected initially, a further depressed
nasal bone fracture was detected on CT scan. Theresa now has to decide between
going for surgery to correct the facial deformity or live with a disfigured
face.
Please
join us in prayers for Theresa's quick recovery, while we fight to ensure that
Dr. Okpara is brought to Justice.
Thank
you all.
CMUL,
2008 Graduating Class of Medical Doctors & Dentists.
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