19.12.2025
Following complaint of a missing kidney by a patient who was operated upon at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), the head of a team of surgeons have been dismissed by the Ekiti State government.
The patient Joshua Afolayan who had underwent surgery at the EKSUTH, raised an alarm concerning his organ and an investigation by a panel set up by the government confirmed the allegations, it was recommended that the chief surgeon be dismissed and the patient get a new transplant.
Ekiti State Commissioner for Health & Human Services, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, said in a statement Friday that review of the report and its recommendations, the Ekiti State Government approved the following actions: “The surgeon who had primary responsibility for the surgery is to be dismissed from the service of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) with immediate effect.
“All members of the surgical team present in the theatre on the day of the operation are to be suspended from duty for a period of one month, pending further administrative review.
“The Ekiti State Government will bear the full cost of a new kidney transplant for Mr. Joshua Afolayan and will also take responsibility for his post-transplant care and transplant related medical maintenance for a period of two years.
In line with the recommendations of the Panel, a comprehensive reorganisation of relevant departments within EKSUTH will be undertaken to strengthen clinical governance, accountability, and patient safety.”
Mr Afolayan had accused the Teaching Hospital of an alleged harvest of his kidney by medical doctors in the facility.
Addressing a press conference in Ado Ekiti, Afolayan explained that he had an accident in August 2025, and after visiting the hospital, he was told that one of his kidneys was affected.
According to him, the results of multiple scans carried out, including at UCH, Ibadan, Oyo State, confirmed that the right kidney had been damaged but the left kidney was very fine.