- Teniola Aladese expresses growing safety concerns in her Lekki neighborhood, feeling uneasy about solo walks.
- She contrasts her current experience in Lekki with her past in Magodo, where walking alone at night was normal.
- The actress highlights a shift in her sense of security between the two areas in Lagos.
Teniola Aladese has shared her growing concerns about safety in her Lekki neighborhood in Lagos, admitting that she no longer feels at ease taking solo walks.
In a recent interview, the actress contrasted her experience in Lekki with her time in Magodo, where walking alone even at 2 a.m. was completely normal.
“Walking was part of my daily routine in Magodo,” she explained, “but here in Lekki, there have been multiple occasions when unfamiliar men have followed me.”
Recalling one particularly alarming incident, Aladese said, “It was only by God’s protection that I got through that day. After that experience, I decided to invest in a treadmill so I could exercise safely at home.”
In other news… A Nigerian-born nurse, Chimzuruoke Okembunachi, has had her nursing licence revoked in Australia after a tribunal found she repeatedly fell asleep during night shifts at an aged care facility, putting elderly residents at risk.
The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal ruled on January 20 that her actions in March 2024 amounted to professional misconduct, leading to the cancellation of her registration.
Okembunachi, 25, had been the only registered nurse on duty during several night shifts at Hardi Aged Care in Guildford, western Sydney, overseeing about 100 residents with the support of assistants-in-nursing.
The tribunal heard that on six nights she slept on duty, resulting in missed medication, including morphine on three occasions. In one instance, she allegedly instructed an unauthorised assistant to administer Panadol to a patient.
Although the tribunal acknowledged her remorse, it ruled that deregistration was necessary, stating her conduct had the potential to endanger patients’ lives. She is barred from applying for a review for at least nine months.
