{
  "id": 9733347,
  "title": "Meet Nigerian pastor Idachama, first robotic surgery patient at Ogun hospital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/meet-nigerian-pastor-idachama-first-robotic-surgery-patient-at-ogun",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-25T08:32:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/meet-nigerian-pastor-idachama-first-robotic-surgery-patient-at-ogun-hospital/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pastor Alexander Idachama made history as the first patient to undergo robotic-assisted surgery at Redeemer’s Health Village Hospital in Ogun State, Nigeria. The groundbreaking procedure, conducted in partnership with US-based RoboMed Global Inc., involved a radical prostatectomy and was facilitated by a surgical robotics system. Co-founder of RoboMed Global, Prof. Obi Ekwenna-Davis, along with local physicians including Dr Ifeanyi, led the surgical team. The hospital also performed what was dubbed West Africa's first 500km telerobotic surgery, where surgeons remotely operated on a patient with a kidney tumour in Abuja. Idachama, a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and a researcher specializing in electronics, was introduced to the hospital by its CEO, Dr Adedamola Dada. He expressed satisfaction with the world-class robotic system used and the reduced pain and quicker recovery compared to traditional surgery.",
  "summary": "Pastor Alexander Idachama has become the first patient to undergo robotic-assisted surgery at Redeemer’s Health Village Hospital in Ogun State. Read More: https://punchng.com/meet-nigerian-pastor-idachama-first-robotic-surgery-patient-at-ogun-hospital/",
  "key_points": [
    "Pastor Alexander Idachama becomes first robotic surgery patient in Nigeria.",
    "Procedure conducted at Redeemer’s Health Village Hospital with RoboMed Global.",
    "Hospital performed West Africa’s first 500km telerobotic surgery."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Meet Nigerian pastor Idachama, first robotic surgery patient at Ogun hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/meet-nigerian-pastor-idachama-first-robotic-surgery-patient-at-ogun-9734206",
        "published": "2026-09-25T08:36:40.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}