A Family Court sitting in the Calabar Magisterial District of Cross River State has ordered the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital to proceed with a blood transfusion for a two-year-old girl, Ruth Oham Samuel, despite opposition from her parents on religious grounds.
The court, presided over by Deputy Chief Registrar, Mrs. V.S.S. Ebaye, gave the ruling on Thursday, May 8, 2025, following an ex-parte motion filed by the Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI).