The medical community and family members have laid to rest Dr. Stephen Oluwafemi Rotifa, a 28-year-old resident doctor of Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH), who collapsed and died after reportedly working a 72-hour stretch without rest.
He was buried at the PortHarcourt Cementry on Friday 5th September, 2025.
Dr. Rotifa, a former President of PortHarcourt University Medical Students’ Association (PUMSA), has been described as a brilliant and dedicated doctor whose life was cut short under tragic circumstances.
His death has triggered grief and outrage across Nigeria’s health sector, with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) announcing plans for an autopsy to determine the exact cause.
-9 News Nigeria.
