The management of the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja, says the late presentation of Abuja-based singer Ifunanya Nwangene, popularly known as Nanyah, to the hospital after a snakebite was responsible for her death.
The Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Saad Ahmed, said the hospital could not save the 26-year-old singer because she arrived more than two hours after the snakebite, when the venom had already caused severe systemic damage. Ahmed spoke on Saturday on the sidelines of the Senate Committee on Health’s 2026 budget defence session, amid widespread public outrage and scrutiny of emergency healthcare services following Nwangene’s death.
Addressing claims on social media that the hospital failed to administer anti-venom, the CMD dismissed the allegations, stressing that the case involved a highly dangerous snake. “First, I want to extend my condolences to the family and friends of the deceased, but I would say this is a case of a cobra,” he said. “Cobra is the most poisonous snake that we know, and time is of essence from when one gets bitten and then to access that care.” He added that prompt medical attention is critical in snakebite cases to improve survival chances.
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