Nigeria, June 16 -- The nephrologist who checked Peju Ugboma, the Lagos chef who died of complications from a fibroid surgery, ought to have placed her on constant monitoring, a medical consultant has said.

Ayoade Akere, who testified before a panel instituted by the Federal Competitions and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Wednesday, said the constant monitoring should have been done as a 'proactive step'.

During cross-examination, a member of the panel, Bernard Onigah, questioned if the time between when Mrs Ugboma was at Premier Medical Specialist Centre and when she was transferred to Evercare hospital "threatened her life".

Mr Akere said the former had to send correspondence to the latter to find out if they had the required...