Overview
- The Voice Nigeria alum was reportedly bitten while asleep at her Abuja apartment, and videos showed two snakes being removed by a handler.
- She first sought help at a nearby clinic that lacked antivenom before transfer to Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, where she died later that day.
- Federal Medical Centre said staff delivered immediate care including resuscitation, oxygen, IV fluids and a polyvalent antivenom.
- Her brother and choir director allege antivenom was unavailable and recount a scramble to obtain the missing dose.
- Nigeria’s health minister acknowledged systemic shortcomings and announced a national working group on clinical governance and patient safety, with antivenom access and emergency care under scrutiny.