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Ilorin—Doctors go on strike as a result of an assault on a colleague.
Ilorin—Doctors go on strike as a result of an assault on a colleague.
The Nigeria Association of Government Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGMDP) at the General Hospital, Ilorin, have commenced a two-day strike over an alleged assault on their colleague.
Dr. Ola Ahmed, the chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), who spoke on behalf of the association, stated that the doctors were forced to down tools due to the frequent threat to their lives. NewsReport gathered.
“After an emergency congress, the doctors have unanimously agreed that no doctor will work in the hospital for 48 hours.” “We are tired of being a punching bag for the public,”
He said.
According to Ahmed, a sergeant from the mobile police unit assaulted one of the doctors at the General Hospital.
He explained that at around 5 p.m. on Sunday (February 26), the doctor was assaulted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology unit by a police sergeant who brought his sick wife for treatment.
“The doctor conducted the necessary tests, and she was later discharged.” The sergeant, however, came back to the hospital and attacked the doctor who examined his wife.
“The sergeant alleged that the doctor did not seek his consent before examining his wife, and that in his culture, it is taboo,” he said.
Ahmed pointed out that the woman was not a minor but an adult, adding that there was a chaperone around before the test was conducted.
