Chibok girl suffering from kidney problem, languishes in hospital

Naomi adamu, 27, one of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from their school in Chibok, Borno State in April 2014 is curently languishing in hospital unable to afford the surgery she needs for a kidney condition.

Five of her Chibok classmates are also currently suffering from injuries inflicted on them during their time in captivity.

According to Reuters, Naomi and some of her colleagues had been rehabilitated and sponsored to start a start up course at American University of Nigerian, Yola, Adamawa State.

“The school said that they are not responsible, that the government is supposed to take care of everything,” Naomi’s mother Kolo Adamu told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone.

“At first, the hospital gave her drip and medicine, but for the past four days they haven’t given her any because they said the medicine is finished,” added her mother, who said she feels helpless and cries every time her daughter screams in pain, adding:

“The doctor has not shown up. I am confused.”

A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Women’s Affairs said the school fees paid by the government include medical bills.

“The federal government has handed over the girls to their parents after paying their school fees and everything,” said Suleiman Dantsoho an official adding that. “The school should take care of her (Naomi).

“This is not the reality we arranged with President Buhari,” said Nkeki, chairman of the Chibok parents’ association.

“They said they will take care of our daughters … make sure that they don’t suffer again,” he added.

In its reaction, autorities of AUN, Yola, in a statement said: “We agree with the Ministry of Women Affairs, all of our students, including the young women from Chibok, are covered at our AUN Health Centre on campus, this is accurate.  All students pay a health centre fee at AUN, whether AUN students or the young women from Chibok, and this fee covers the cost of the care at our AUN Health Centre on campus.  Our AUN Health Centre on campus is not a hospital, but it does provide basic health care for routine medical illnesses.  When a student has a health issue that is beyond our AUN Health Centre, we inform the student’s parents and refer the student to FMC-Yola, which we have done with our student.  We look forward to her return to our learning community soon.”