The registrar of Wigwe University, Ulonna Inyama has reportedly died under questionable circumstances after a surgery gone wrong in Abuja.
According to a family source, Ms Inyama died on Monday, due to complications from fibroid surgery and a wrong blood transfusion.
The source revealed that she was initially admitted to a hospital in Abuja for fibroid treatment but suffered a fatal reaction after receiving the wrong blood type, Vanguard reports.
“She died of loss of blood due to fibroid complications under mysterious circumstances. We were told that the wrong blood transfusion led to her death.
“When her condition worsened due to complications, she was referred to another hospital, where she passed on,” the source told Vanguard on Monday in Abuja.
The incident has raised questions about the quality of medical care and safety protocols in Nigerian hospitals. The family has demanded an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Ms. Inyama’s death.
Ms. Inyama’s death comes just months after the tragic loss of Wigwe University’s founder, Herbert Wigwe, who died in a helicopter crash in California, USA, along with his wife and son.
Ulonna Inyama is a French Language and Literture graduate from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She also has am M.Sc in International Development from the University of Birmingham.
Until her death, she was the Chief Personnel Officer and Head of Strategic Communications/Special Duties in the office of the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission before joining Wigwe University in September 2023.
According to The Source, her father, Professor Nnadozie Inyama, a Professor of English at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, died in Abuja while on official duties a couple of years ago.
