The Lagos State Government has initiated the trial of two medical doctors, Michael Atiba and Michael Ugbeye, in connection with the death of a patient, Ejiro Ugorobi. The trial is taking place at the Ikeja High Court of Lagos State, overseen by Justice Oyindamola Ogala.
The doctors were arraigned on March 25, 2024, for their alleged roles in the involuntary manslaughter of the deceased, to which they both pleaded not guilty. According to prosecution counsel A. O. Azeez, Atiba, who works at Gbagada General Hospital, and Ugbeye, a consultant at the National Orthopaedic Hospital in Igbobi, Lagos, are charged with involuntary manslaughter by the Lagos State Government.
Atiba revealed that the incident happened on October 21, 2023, at Michael Adekoya Street in Ilupeju, Lagos State