The Ekiti State chapter of Nigeria Medical
Association (NMA), on Tuesday said seven
doctors have received threats of kidnap
from unknown gunmen.
This is coming barely one week after the
former Chief Medical Director of Ekiti State
University Teaching Hospital, Dr Patrick
Adegun and a nurse with Federal Teaching
Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, Mrs Margaret Aladenika,
were kidnapped.
Adegun was kidnapped alongside his wife,
Kikelomo, a few metres to the gate of their
house located on Goshen Avenue, Federal
Housing in Ado Ekiti metropolis.
The Chairman of NMA in Ekiti state, Dr John
Akinbote, told newsmen in Ado-Ekiti that
the seven doctors received text messages
from kidnappers, saying they could be
picked up anytime.
Members of the Academic Staff Union of
Universities, Akure Zone, had also called for
overhauling of the security chiefs in the
State.
They hinged the call on ‘poor professional
handling of the kidnap of a member of the
association, Dr Femi Omisore of the
Obafemi Awolowo University in Ekiti state
last week..
Omisore was kidnapped on May 6, while
his driver Saheed was shot in the head and
his vehicle set ablaze “for stressing the
captors while being chased.”
NMA and ASUU said on Tuesday that the
Police and the State Security Service had not
been handling the matter in most
professional way.
Zonal Cordinator of ASUU, Akure, Dr Alex
Odiyia, appealed to Gov. Ayodele Fayose to
get rid of hoodlums in the state.
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