How snake bit NAF operative to death in Abuja (Videos/Viewer’s Discretion)

November 23, 2021

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How snake bit NAF operative to death in Abuja (Videos/Viewer’s Discretion)

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) woman, Lance Corporal Bercy Ogah, has died after she was reportedly bitten by a snake in her toilet at the NAF Base Bill Clinton Drive Abuja.

It was gathered from reliable sources that Bercy died on 19 November 2021 at the NAF hospital Abuja, where she went for treatment after the snakebite.

The anti-venom was not administered on time, resulting in the death of the victim, reports said.

She was told by the hospital that the person with the key to where the anti-venom is stored was not around,” a source said.

It was learnt that the woman’s block was fumigated but because she was not around, her room was not fumigated.

The source who spoke to newsmen said, “Since the fumigation was done recently, the snake must have entered the chamber and was looking for an escape route and saw the late Ogah’s house as the safest place because it was not fumigated.

“After the snake bite, she took her child and a relative staying with her to her neighbour before she drove to the NAF hospital for treatment.

“When she got to the hospital, it took a little while before the anti-venom vaccine was administered to her. Apart from the vaccine not being readily available, I learnt that the person in charge of the drugs was not on duty.

“I don’t know the name of the snake, but they said it was very poisonous. Also, the part of the body the snake bite made her not survive, among others issues.”

The source recommended that all offices and living quarters in the base should be fumigated to get rid of all reptiles and lectures on safety techniques on managing snake bites should be conducted as well as making provision for more anti-venom.

Efforts to get the NAF to confirm the incident were abortive as the Director Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, could not be reached on phone at the time.

Watch video of the snake being pulled out from the toilet.