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Bauchi doctors begin indefinite strike over detention of colleague
Tuesday, 01 March 2011 05:45 Ahmed Mohammed, Bauchi
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The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Bauchi State chapter has embarked on an indefinite strike to protest what they described as the illegal detention of their colleague by security agencies.


The strike followed the expiration of a 12-hour ultimatum given to of the Special Task Force to release their member, the medical officer in charge of General Hospital Boto in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Dr Adamu Sambo, who was arrested last Friday.



The state’s chairman of the association, Dr Abdullahi Ibrahim told newsmen in Bauchi that, “We have embarked on an indefinite strike to press home our demand. We pray that they do not allow the situation to linger. However, we now know where he is, the security agents informed us that he is currently under the custody of the State Security Service in Plateau State based on orders from above.”

Our correspondent, who visited the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, observed that the strike has crippled activities at the hospital, as patients were seen loitering with no doctors to attend to them.

Two patients, Hajiya Hauwa Musa and Sani Adamu, who spoke to Daily Trust, said they were attended to by nurses while some patients at the Gynaecology ward said no one had attended to them. They appealed to the Bauchi State government and the Federal Government to intervene.

Some hospital workers, who spoke said they were providing skeletal services to alleviate the sufferings of the patients.



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