Nanyah: Doctor Shares One Main Reason Singer Couldn’t Survive Snake Bite Despite Rushing to Hospital
- A doctor shared one main reason Nanyah didn’t survive the snakebite despite rushing to the hospital following the incident
- He opened people’s eyes to what really happens during a snakebite and how the effect of the venom on the victims
- The doctor also exposed what hospitals do while attending to snakebite victims, sparking mixed reactions from many
A Nigerian doctor has reacted to the death of a fast-rising singer, Ifunanya Nwangene, popularly known as Nanyah Music, who died from a snakebite.
Reacting to the singer’s death, the doctor mentioned one deep reason Nanyah didn’t survive despite rushing to the hospital.
Source: Facebook
The young singer reportedly passed away after being bitten by a snake at her residence.
She was said to have rushed to a hospital immediately after the incident, but sadly, she did not survive.
Snakebite: Doctor shares why Nanyah couldn’t survive
On his Facebook page, Dr Cheta shared how he heard about the demise of Nanyah and shared why rushing her to the hospital couldn’t save her.
According to him, what really killed her was the lack of antivenom, which he said was scarce in Nigeria.
His Facebook post read:
"A friend and colleague sent me a video yesterday night of a cobra that was caught alive and killed. They said it bit a young lady. She got to a hospital… and still died. I really wish this is one of the cases I can say the solution was as simple as ‘rush the person to the hospital’, But the truth is, it’s not
"For a poisonous snake bite, the real treatment is snake antivenom. And sadly, antivenom is scarce in Nigeria. Especially where it is majorly needed, rural communities.
"Most hospitals don’t have it. Many doctors have never even seen it physically. If it exists at all in this country, it’s usually in a few big tertiary hospitals, mostly in major cities. Even then, it may not be in stock. And if you do find it, It is very expensive. Depending on how many doses needed maybe beyond what the average Nigerian family can afford on short notice."
Sharing how the snake venom works, he added:
"And the way snake venoms work isn’t something that allows for delays in management. It attacks the blood causing severe bleeding, attacks major organs, like kidneys, nerves, and heart. How fast things go bad depends on how dangerous the snake is, but once severe symptoms start, time is not on your side. The antivenom if eventually given by then only stops further damage but the damage that has been done may not be correctable
"What happens in reality in our hospitals is, most snake bite victims in Nigeria are managed conservatively and symptomatically while we hope the venom effect wears off on its own as attempts are being made to find antivenom.
"If it does wear off, the patient survives. If it doesn’t and antivenom is not available or gotten on time, then the outcome can be tragic like yesterday’s sad event
"The reason many people still survive snake bites here is not because our system is strong. It’s because most snake bites are dry bites. That is either the snake didn’t inject venom or the venom was not potent enough to kill a human or the quantity injected wasn’t enough to kill. The last set of people who survive are those who were lucky to access the antivenom and afford it. So the patient improves, goes home, and we all thank God.
"But if it’s a highly venomous snake like a king cobra or any other very dangerous specie and real envenomation happens, omohh begin pray hard oh . This is one of the quiet problems in our healthcare system. One of the salient reasons doctors keep going on strikes.
"Life-saving medicines should not be impossible to find and even if they have to be expensive, they should at least exist somewhere reachable so that those who can afford it can get it."
Reactions trail doctor's post about Nanyah
Ebby Ann said:
"So scary... it is well. Maybe we should stick to preventive measures."
Angelic care vlog said:
"Oh God Nigeria pharmacist please help, we can do this if we try."
Eronmosele Gift Goodluck said:
"If it so just put snake odeshi for body."
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In a related story, three Nigerians who had been bitten by snakes in the past shared how they survived without anti-venom.
Catholic priest shares dream about late Nanyah
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Catholic priest who knew singer Nanyah mentioned what she told him two days before she died from a snakebite.
He also narrated the strange dream he had about the singer hours after she died in the hospital on January 31, 2026.
Source: Legit.ng
