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Naira paucity: Gone So Soon, As Pregnant Woman Dies After Husband Could Not Get Cash To Pay Hospital Bills

Chiemerie William Eziokwu
Last updated: February 3, 2023 12:07 pm
By Chiemerie William Eziokwu
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James Auta lost his wife to a pool of blood during child delivery after a futile effort to get cash to make part payment for a hospital bill The couple had earlier been at a hospital when the wife started labouring but the husband could not get cash from his bank and POS operators closed their shops over the scarcity of naira Auta later sought the service of a nearby nurse who could not stop the unrestricted blood until the new mother died.

How a pregnant woman died as her husband could not get cash to pay hospital bills

Auta narrated that:

“I ran to my bank to withdraw money but was told no money. I went back looking for POS operators, but I could not find any because, since the issue of new currency began, most POS operator locked up their business centre.”

Kaduna – A family has been thrown into grief and agony as a heavily pregnant woman died after the failure of her husband to get cash to pay the required deposit as he could not have access to cash over the counter in banks. According to Tribune, the incident happened in Kasuwan Magani in the Kajuru local government area of Kaduna state.

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James Auta lost his wife to a pool of blood during child delivery after a futile effort to get cash to make part payment for a hospital bill The couple had earlier been at a hospital when the wife started labouring but the husband could not get cash from his bank and POS operators closed their shops over the scarcity of naira Auta later sought the service of a nearby nurse who could not stop the unrestricted blood until the new mother died.How a pregnant woman died as her husband could not get cash to pay hospital bills
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