Distressing accounts from a local resident who spoke exclusively to SaharaReporters described a population systematically cut off from basic human survival, branding Bassa as arguably "the most neglected Local Government in Nigeria."
"Who will save Bassa People?" This is the agonising question echoing across Bassa, Kogi State following a wave of public outrage over the horrific, dilapidated state of General Hospital Oguma in Bassa Local Government Area.
The General Hospital Oguma, built in 1982 to serve the healthcare needs of one of Nigeria's most neglected communities, has been reduced to a crumbling shell, according to gory pictures and videos obtained by SaharaReporters.
Distressing accounts from a local resident who spoke exclusively to SaharaReporters described a population systematically cut off from basic human survival, branding Bassa as arguably "the most neglected Local Government in Nigeria."
A sobering photograph from the scene, shows the skeletal and dangerously decaying exterior of the healthcare facility. The structure stands entirely stripped of its utility, featuring collapsed roofing framework, weather-beaten concrete pillars holding up rusted zinc sheets, and overgrown weeds creeping onto the concrete walkways.
