A Nigerian man working as a caregiver in a UK hospital has reportedly been sentenced to prison for kissing a female patient under his care.
This information was shared via a post on a popular social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), along with an attached video where a man narrates the incident.
According to the narrator, the caregiver, identified as Adewale, arrived in the UK last year and was employed as a hospital caregiver. He was assigned to look after a female patient who was in severe pain.
In an attempt to comfort her, Adewale allegedly kissed her. The woman, due to her condition, did not immediately react.
However, the following day, Adewale was once again assigned to the same patient and reportedly repeated the act.
This time, the patient reported the incident to hospital authorities. Upon review of surveillance footage, it was confirmed that Adewale had indeed kissed the patient.
Following an internal investigation, he was suspended and later sued for sexual assault. After a court hearing, he was sentenced to prison.
The man who shared the story online stated: “One of our brothers, Adewale, has been sentenced to prison for committing an avoidable crime. He was trying to show sympathy in a misguided way, but it crossed a professional line. Now, he’s in jail, leaving behind a wife and children in this country.”
The post has triggered mixed reactions online, with many users taking to the comment section to express their views on the incident.
See some reactions below:
@nbachaselee_: “You leave peck go dey kiss ADEWALE have now been waled to prison.”
@MascotOgbe: “That’s the height of unprofessionalism.”
@FowobiofLagos: “The woman suppose slap am first.”
@Micdona13: “He don enter be that, as he don enter prison, his career in UK don finish. If he finally comes out, he go just return to nigeria, that’s all.”
@cyrilemeka: “No healthcare professional even here in Nigeria kisses his patent just to sympathize with them.. Whatever punishment they give him there, he deserves it.”
@Jesse__Nation: “What you get when you don’t have self control, or allow your preek to control you.”
@YahBuchi: “This is what see when he chooses another country his origin. If he values where he comes from, he would’ve been thinking on how to invest back to his country.”
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