Kaduna man loses wife in labor to naira scarcity
A pregnant woman at labour point in Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru local government area (LGA) of Kaduna State has died as all efforts by her husband to access money from bank for timely medical attention failed.
Narrating the ordeal, James Auta, said he took his wife to the hospital on Monday where the doctor demanded him to deposit money before he could examine her.
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According to him: “I ran to my bank to withdraw money, but was told no money. I went back looking for POS operators, but I could not find any because, since the issue of new currency began, most POS operator locked up their business centre.”
Because he was unable to access his money, the couple made the decision to return home and put their faith in God for a safe delivery, he said.
Unfortunately, their situation took a turn for the worse.
“My wife began labour around 11 pm. Since I could not withdraw any money, I called the attention of a nurse within our locality. But as my wife delivered, blood was coming out non-stop. All efforts by the nurse to stop the bleeding failed,” he recalled.
The account however did not state whether the child was born alive or it was a stillbirth.
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