It has emerged that one of the rescued children in Oyo pupils and teachers’ abduction has a congenital heart defect.
The chief medical director (CMD) of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Prof. Olawale Olakulehin, made this known in an update on the health situations of the rescued abductees where he said 31 of the rescued victims had been certified medically fit while eight would remain in the hospital.
Olakulehin revealed that comprehensive medical examinations carried out on the rescued pupils led to the discovery of a congenital heart defect in one of the children.
“The child has a hole in the heart, which was discovered during our medical evaluation. There is no cause for alarm because the child is stable and responding well.
“We have commenced the necessary medical procedures and will formally notify the Oyo State government to facilitate the next phase of treatment,” he said.
