In 2021, the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Nigeria (MDPCN) established a case of "professional misconduct" against three doctors of a Lagos Hospital. 'This occasioned as a result of the death of a Lagos chef; Peju Ogboma who died after undergoing surgery at the hospital located in Victoria Island, Lagos.
The case of Peju Ogboma is one of many cases of the unfortunate and precented act of medical negligence in Nigeria. This article seeks to discuss the different legal remedies available under Nigerian law for medical negligence in Nigeria.
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