When She Knew I Could Not Speak Their Language, She Instructed Me to Clean My Own Blood After Childbirth – Nigerian Woman Shares Ordeal With a South African Nurse

A Nigerian woman who recently returned from South Africa has shared her experience of living in the country, describing the challenges she said she faced as a foreign national.

Speaking in an interview with TheCable, Ilugbadebo Oyebola said she spent 11 years in South Africa, adding that the experience was traumatic for her and her family.

According to Oyebola, one of the most painful experiences occurred when she was admitted to a South African hospital to give birth.

She alleged that after delivering her baby, a nurse instructed her to clean up the blood despite the fact that she was still suffering from heavy bleeding after childbirth.

Oyebola claimed the treatment changed after the nurse realized she was a foreigner and could not speak the local language.

She also said her children experienced discrimination at school because they were not South African citizens.

Reflecting on her return to Nigeria, Oyebola expressed gratitude to the Nigerian government and everyone involved in facilitating the repatriation of Nigerians from South Africa.

She described her return home as a life-changing opportunity and said she was thankful for the support she received.

See the video below……

'I was made to clean my blood when I gave birth at a hospital because I'm a foreigner' — repatriated Nigerian woman speaks on South African ordeal pic.twitter.com/2sH4oRVlSk

— TheCable (@thecableng) June 30, 2026