- Hospital Refuses Bank Transfer, Pregnant Woman Dies Seeking Care
- …An eyewitness said the cashier on duty declined to issue a receipt or process any payment
- Witness described the scene as heartbreaking
A pregnant woman, identified as Aisha Najamu, has reportedly died at the Turai Umaru Musa Yar’adua Maternity and Children Hospital in Katsina State after a health worker allegedly refused to accept a bank transfer for oxygen services, insisting on cash payment only.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the incident happened on Monday after the woman was brought to the hospital in critical condition and required immediate oxygen support.
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According to a Channels Television report on Friday, an eyewitness said the cashier on duty declined to issue a receipt or process any payment because the patient’s family did not have cash, citing an internal policy that prohibits bank transfers.
A man who attempted to intervene pleaded with the cashier to allow a transfer so the woman could receive urgent care, but the cashier reportedly maintained that hospital staff were strictly forbidden from accepting electronic payments.
The witness said he even offered to pay an additional fee and later presented a $100 note to cover the cost, but the cashier still refused. He described the scene as heartbreaking, saying the woman cried for help until she died at about 11:30 p.m.
When contacted, hospital management said it had not yet received any formal complaint from the public. Cashier Aminu Kofar-Bai expressed condolences to the family and said the management would visit them and investigate any staff members found to have acted negligently.
Hospital officials, however, defended their payment system, saying the state’s Treasury Single Account guidelines prohibit deposits into personal accounts. They also stated that the facility does not have POS terminals and therefore relies solely on cash payments.
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