A Nigerian man has sparked outrage online after revealing a shocking incident at a hospital where emergency patients were allegedly left unattended while staff held a morning devotion and sold religious books afterward.
Sharing his experience on X (formerly Twitter), the man claimed that the hospital staff prioritized their prayer session over providing immediate care to patients in critical need. According to him, the delay caused by the devotion left emergency cases waiting for an extended period.
He further disclosed that once the prayer session ended, the staff began selling religious books to the waiting patients, a move that angered many. His post, which included a caption that read, “This hospital kept emergency patients waiting until the end of their morning devotion. After morning devotion, they sell church books,” quickly went viral.
Watch the video below;
https://x.com/chiditweets042/status/1873695231755116559?t=PpBdgzBxXRhJla4bar7aIw&s=19
The revelation has sparked widespread criticism, with many social media users condemning the hospital’s actions as unprofessional and neglectful. Commenters questioned the ethics of prioritizing personal religious practices over saving lives, while others called for stricter regulations to prevent such occurrences in medical facilities.
See some reactions below:
@maureen_omeni: “If it’s the hospital’s policy to commit their activities in God’s hand first, it’s not a bad policy. What the patient want is cure, God Is the ultimate healer. I will prefer to relax in this place than to rush where they will leave big towel in my stomach after major surgery.”
@precosor: “I won’t name the company, but I recall sometime in 2015 I worked for this pharmaceutical company in Lagos and the MD made employees assemble to pray and praise God before resuming work for the day.”
@Danielbeloved28: “This is so wrong What if a patient died? And Christ Jesus said, “The sabbath was made for man’s sake; not man for the sabbath for the son of man is Lord over the sabbath!”
@GabrielNaija: “There’s a reason why that unit of the hospital is called “Emergency”. Emergency units are designed to function 24/7. If the regulatory agencies are doing their jobs then this hospital should not have a license. And by the way I am a Christian.”
@RitzyMoi: “This is so wrong. There is time for everything for Christ’s sake. You can be holding your devotion while emergency cases are attended to if you must hold it as a corporate entity. This is wrong! The Bible calls us to be diligent in our duties. They r called to save lives!!!”
@manah__mathew: “Îf you come to Nigeria hospitals recently,you will weep for us as a people You can’t differentiate between government and private hospital ín terms of this morning devotion. Private hospital will charge you 10k to see a pediatric but at end of the day,na general doctor you gosee.”
As the discussion gains traction online, there is growing pressure for authorities to investigate the incident and ensure that hospitals uphold their primary duty of providing timely and effective healthcare.
