NMA Protests As Relatives of Deceased Patient Kill Doctor In Delta
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The Nigerian Medical Association has condemned the murder of one
of its members, Dr Uyi Iluobe, who was reportedly killed by relatives of his
patient at a hospital in Oghara, Delta State.
Punch Metro gathered
that Iluobe was murdered on December 31, 2022.
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The NMA, in a statement by its President, Dr Uche Ojinmah, on Monday,
urged the National Assembly to criminalize violence against healthcare workers
in the country.
Ojinmah said, “The Nigerian Medical Association
received with shock and sadness the news of the murder on December 31, 2022,
of Dr Iluobe by the relatives of his patient at Oghara, where his practice was
based.
“The above scenario being the response of the relatives to
the loss of a patient from suspected gunshot injuries can never be justified
and has taken violence against doctors and other healthcare workers from
injuries to murder.
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“It is unbelievable that in the face of a debilitating medical brain drain,
the few doctors that patriotically decided to stay back and take care of our
fellow citizens are being murdered by same Nigerians.
“While we
sympathise with the family of the patient that was lost, we strongly condemn
this murder and call on the Government of Delta State, and the
Inspector-General of Police to, as a matter of urgency, to bring the
perpetrators of this heinous crime to book so as to assuage the pain we feel.
A man should not be murdered for the selfless act of being on duty on New
Year’s Eve.”
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