Ekiti Govt Orders Investigation Into Allegation Of Illegal Kidney Harvesting Against Teaching Hospital

By Ayodele Oni

Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado-Ekiti, is battling to defend allegation of organ harvesting levelled against it by a school teacher in the state, Afolayan Adebayo.

Already, the Ekiti State Government has appealed for calm as it begins a formal investigation into an allegation made by Adebayo, who claimed his kidneys were removed during a medical procedure at the health facility.

The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, who confirmed the development, said the government is taking the matter very seriously.

He explained that he has directed the Teaching Hospital Board to immediately set up an independent investigative committee to conduct a thorough review of the incident.

According to him, the committee has been given ten days to examine all aspects of the allegation and submit a detailed report.

“We understand the level of concern this report has generated, and we urge the public to remain calm as the investigation proceeds,” Dr. Filani said.

He reaffirmed the commitment of the Ekiti State Government to transparency, accountability, and the protection of all patients in public health facilities.

The commissioner stressed that all state-owned hospitals operate under strict ethical and professional guidelines, and assured residents that the government will take decisive action should any wrongdoing be established.

The government also cautioned the public and the media against unfounded speculation, urging them to allow the committee to carry out its assignment without interference.

The findings, according to Dr. Filani, will be made public upon conclusion.

Recall a teacher, Afolayan Joshua Adebayo cried over an alleged harvest of his kidney by medical doctors at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital.

Afolayan explained that he had an accident in August, 2025 and after visiting the hospital he was told that one of his kindly was affected.

According to him, the results of multiple scans carried out including UCH, Ibadan, Oyo State confirmed that the right kidney has been damaged but the left kidney is very fine.

However, during a surgery to remove the faulty kidney so as to protect other organs, Afolayan alleged that he still urinated five minutes to the surgery but since the exercise in October, he has not been able to pass urine again .

He noted that all efforts to get explanations from the hospital proved abortive as they continued to play him around.

Afolayan added that on a second thought, he decided to visit another facility for scanning only to discover that he has been living without a kidney since the operation.

He called on the government to carry out thorough investigation and save his life as he has continued to live in pain.

When contacted, the Chief Medical Director of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Prof Kayode Olabanji said the allegation was not true.

According to him, the hospital is committed to the life of every patient and would not engage in any act that could jeopardise such foresight.

The CMD explained that the patient had a structural problem with his kidney which requires it to be received so as not to damage the other but during the surgery it was discovered that both kidneys were glued to each other.

He explained that the consultant who handled the case is a well trained professional adding that the hospital does not carry out transplant hence the allegation of selling his organ is baseless.

Olabanji, who said he was touched by the case of the young man promised that the hospital would support him with free dialysis pending the time he is able to get a donor for transplant.