A teacher in the service of the Ekiti State Government, Afolayan Joshua Adebayo, has alleged that medical personnel at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado Ekiti, harvested his kidney without his consent.
As reported by Roundoff News, Afolayan, who addressed journalists in Ado Ekiti, said he was involved in an accident in August 2025 and later presented himself at the teaching hospital where doctors reportedly informed him that one of his kidneys had been affected.
“My two kidneys were harvested without my knowledge, Teacher accuses Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital Ado Ekiti.”
He explained that results of several scans conducted, including those at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, indicated that while his right kidney was damaged, the left one was healthy.
According to him, doctors recommended a surgical removal of the damaged kidney to prevent complications.
He added that he was still able to urinate five minutes before the operation, but since the procedure was carried out in October, he had been unable to pass urine.
Afolayan said all attempts to obtain explanations from the hospital were unsuccessful, alleging that officials kept giving evasive responses. He added that he later visited another medical facility for further examination, only to discover that he had no kidney left after the surgery.
He appealed to the government to launch a full investigation into the matter and intervene urgently to save his life, saying he had been living in severe pain.
Responding to the allegations, the Chief Medical Director of EKSUTH, Professor Kayode Olabanji, dismissed Afolayan’s claims.
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 said the patient had a congenital structural defect in his kidney, which necessitated surgery to prevent further complications.
He added that surgeons discovered during the operation that both kidneys were “glued together,” a situation he described as medically unusual.
Olabanji insisted that the consultant who handled the surgery was a competent professional, noting that the hospital does not conduct organ transplants, making the allegation of organ sale unfounded.
He expressed sympathy for the patient’s condition and assured that the hospital would support him with free dialysis pending when he secures a donor for a transplant.
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