Ministry of health Dr Odeniyi
said three corpses were evacuated from the private hospital morgue, adding that
the structure housing the corpses does not have a building plan approval and
would be served demolition notice by the relevant government agency.
The Ogun state government
has sealed off an illegal morgue facility located at No 6, Church Street, Orudu
road, Gbogbolowo bus stop, Ifo in Ifo local government area of the state.
The state government
disclosed that its activities posed serious health hazard to the community and
its environs.
While sealing off the
illegal morgue, the permanent secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Daisi Odeniyi
alongside security operatives said the step was to deter other members of the
public engaging in such illegal act and follow due process by registering
Private Hospitals, Maternity Homes, Laboratory Centres and other health
facilities with the Ministry of Health.
The permanent secretary,
represented by Dr. Solomon Sokunbi said the three bodies recovered from the
morgue would be deposited to a state owned mortuary facility, explaining that
the corpses would be released to families after proper identification and
documentation.
He said: “Ogun state has
zero tolerance to quackery and would not condone the operation of any illegal
health facility in and around the state, and anyone caught engaging in such
illegality would be arrested and prosecuted.”
In an interview with
Naij.com, the area coordinator of the community, Mr Funso Williams, confirmed
that the morgue had been sealed thrice by the officials of the Ministry of
Health, adding that Mr. Martins Ikharo, operator of the facility usually break
government seal on the facility.
He therefore called on
government to find a lasting solution to the problem, saying that such illegal
facility could cause serious health hazard to the community as there are
schools, churches, hotels and buildings around the morgue.
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