By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Kano State Government on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, informed that they have launched an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of a patient, Aishatu Umar, at the state-owned Abubakar Imam Urology Centre after a surgery.
The Source reports that Mrs Umar died following an alleged professional negligence on the part of medical personnel who operated on her about four months ago.
A family member, Abubakar Mohammed, alleged that the deceased died after enduring months of excruciating pains resulting from the negligence of the medical team who left a pair of scissors in her abdomen after a surgery.
According to Mohammed, Aishatu began to experience unusual abdominal pains some weeks after the said surgery conducted in September 2025.
But despite repeated visits and complaints to the authorities of the hospital, no serious professional assistance and solution could be offered by the hospital medical personnel who were only alleged to be offering the deceased pain-relieving medicines instead of conducting tests or scans to ascertain the cause(s) of the ceaseless abdominal pains.
However, Mohammed regretted that when the tests and scans were belatedly conducted a few days ago , it was discovered that a pair of scissors was left in the deceased body during the September 2025 surgery.
“She underwent surgery at the Abubakar Imam Urology Centre in September, 2025. After that, she complained of severe abdominal pains for months.
” Each time she returned to the hospital, she was given painkillers.
” It was two days ago that scans were carried out with doctors discovering that scissors had been forgotten inside her body.
” Plans were made for another surgery, but she passed on before help could come .
“How can medical professionals forget a pair of scissors inside a patient’s body? This is totally unacceptable ,and damages the integrity of the sector”, Mohammed fumed.
In a statement from its spokesperson Samira Suleiman, the Kano state Hospital Management Board, HMB, on Tuesday assured that an immediate and thorough investigation has been launched to establish the facts of the matter.
The directive for the probe which was issued by the Executive Secretary of the Board, Dr Mansur Mudi Nagoda ,is coming against the backdrop of growing public outcry over the unfortunate development.
The Board assured that apart from being thorough, the inquest will be transparently and professionally conducted.
“The investigation will be transparent, impartial and professional. Appropriate actions will be taken in line with established regulations should any case of negligence be established”, the Board stated.
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