Snake bite didn’t kill Ifunanya – Aproko Doctor releases new secret

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After the passing of Ifunanya Nwangene, who succumbed to a snake bite on Saturday, Nigerians have voiced their frustration in the country’s social media over health institutions’ inability to save the aspiring singer’s life.

Netizens argue that Nwangene’s death might have been avoided had the hospitals she was taken to had antivenom available.

The 26-year-old was bitten by a snake at her home in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. She used TikTok to further showcase her talent after appearing on The Voice Nigeria in 2021.

According to reports, the emerging music star was taken to two hospitals before passing away because those facilities could not provide antivenom.

Netizens characterized the situation as pathetic and noted that Nwangene’s case drew attention due to her social media popularity, emphasizing that comparable situations happen in most Nigerian hospitals.

A popular netizen, Aproko Doctor, stated: “What if I tell you it is the system that killed her? Snakes bite people everywhere, whether you are in the bush or the city, in India, Australia, or other countries.

“Snakes bite people everywhere, but they do not die like this. They do not die just because they went to two hospitals and were told straight to their faces that antivenom was unavailable in a country where snakes live, in 2026, not 1980 or 1970.

“And when you think about it, Nigeria has a particular antivenom developed for Nigerian snakes. It is called ‘Echitab’. The question is: why was this antivenom not in the fridges of the hospitals she went to? Simply because we have forgotten the basics.

“Our politicians are building flyovers where ambulances do not exist. We are focusing on building ultramodern hospitals, whereas the primary healthcare centre, which should be the first point of call in any functioning country, is neglected.”

Human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, on his own part said: “The University College Hospital, Ibadan, was the preferred hospital for the Saudi royal family in the late 1950s and 1960s. It was that good. But in 2026 Nigeria, lives are being lost because our hospitals lack basic antivenoms, while our doctors are all abroad.”

Popularly known Arojinle, a animal and nature enthusiast stressed that: “UCH is among the top three medical facilities in Nigeria, yet it does not have antivenom. The same applies to Adeoyo State Hospital, the top state hospital in Ibadan. That is the situation in the country.

“I know of someone who needed antivenom at one time. They went to 12 pharmacies but could not get it until they visited the 13th pharmacy.”

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