Nursing Student Arrested and Sued N10M After Exposing Uwani Hospital’s Dire Conditions

Joy Ezeugwu, a nursing student in Enugu, was arrested after she posted a video showing Uwani General Hospital’s lack of power, water, oxygen, and cleaning staff. The footage prompted the state government to restore services within days. Her former school, Ezzy College of Nursing, has demanded N10 million in damages, alleging emotional and psychological harm from the video. Joy is now at the police criminal investigation department responding to the claim. She was previously suspended and later expelled for blowing the whistle on the hospital’s poor conditions. What began as an effort to highlight a public health failure has become a legal battle that raises questions about institutional retaliation.

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