A remote community in Adamawa State is left without functional healthcare as an abandoned clinic forces residents to travel long distances for treatment, often with fatal consequences.
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| The primary healthcare centre in Lainde Dan Fulani, Adamawa State, appears functional from the outside, but remains largely unused due to lack of staff and services. ( Photo: Voice of Arewa ) |
In Lainde Dan Fulani, a remote community in Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State, a primary healthcare centre stands quietly behind broken gates. The premises appear clean and orderly at first glance, but inside, the reality tells a different story: empty rooms, cobweb-covered walls and a collapsing ceiling, with no staff in sight.
For a town of more than 5,000 residents, this abandoned facility represents a promise unfulfilled. Built and equipped by a former member of the House of Representatives representing Yola North, Yola South and Girei, Barr. Lawal Abubakar Garba, the clinic was meant to provide basic healthcare services. Today, it remains largely non-functional, leaving residents without access to essential medical care.
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| Inside the facility, cobwebs line the walls and parts of the ceiling have collapsed after years of abandonment, with no medical staff present. ( Voice of Arewa ) |
Community members say the absence of healthcare has forced them to travel long distances to seek treatment. “When we fall sick, we have to go to places like Damare, Bajabure or Jimeta,” said Aishatu Aliyu, a resident. “Sometimes, especially at night, we struggle to find transport. Some people die before they can even get to a hospital.”
Residents say the facility is rarely attended by medical personnel. According to them, the officer in charge visits only occasionally, and even then, must travel to Jimeta in Yola North to obtain drugs before attending to patients. Without a consistent presence of staff or medicine, the clinic has become, in effect, a structure without service.
Efforts by the community to draw attention to the situation have so far yielded little response. Pwa’atado Gilbert, another resident, said they have reached out to officials at the local government level without success. Haruna Baba added that several letters have been sent to relevant stakeholders, but no action has been taken.
Residents are now calling on Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri to intervene urgently and restore the facility to full operation. For many in Lainde Dan Fulani, access to healthcare is no longer just a development issue, but a matter of survival.
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