Medical doctors protest in Cross River…
south-west Nigeria.
Gunmen have kidnapped Dr Olufemi Adeogun, the Chief
Medical Director of the General Hospital at Idoani town in Ondo
State.
Dr Adeogun was abducted at gunpoint along with two other persons
with him in his vehicle on Monday night.
The incident occurred around Owani along the Idoani Road in Ose
Local Government Area of the state.
They were said to be on their way to Owo town before they were
accosted by the armed men who took them away to an undisclosed
location.
The Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Police Comm and,
Tee-Leo Ikoro, confirmed the incident to Channels
Television
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on Tuesday.
He, however, noted that men of the command have since swung into
action, combing the nearby bush and the entire vicinity to rescue
the victims.
Ikoro believes with the prompt action of the security
operatives, the victims would soon be rescued and the kidnappers
would be apprehended and brought to justice.
Medical Doctors Protest
Elsewhere, in Cross River State, some medical doctors embarked
on a peaceful protest on Tuesday over the kidnap of their
colleague, Dr Vivien Otu, a paediatrician and a staff of the
University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH).
protest against the abduction of their colleague.
They took to the streets of the state capital carrying placards
with inscriptions such as “Why Always Doctors?”, and “Release
Doctor Vivienne Otu”, among others, and vowed to down tools until
their abducted colleague was released.
The State Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr
Innocent Abang, decried that medical doctors have now become
endangered people as a result of the incessant kidnap of their
colleagues.
“This is a doctor that would stand on her feet and make sure
other people’s children survive, this is a doctor that would pull
out her money to buy drugs for helpless children.
“Today, that is the reward she gets for saving lives in Cross
River State; the reward is for her to be kidnapped and tormented,”
he lamented.
In its reaction, the Cross River State government promised to
ensure that Dr Vivien and others kidnapped were rescued by the
security agencies.
Cross River State on September 1, 2020.
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