University of Benin Teaching hospital Nurses Benin-lagos highway over the death of their colleagues
Protesting nurses of the University Of
Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH),
staging a peaceful protest over the
abduction of two of their colleagues
yesterday, in Benin City, Edo State
PHOTO: MICHAEL EGBEJULE
Vehicular and human traffic on the
busy Benin-Lagos Highway was on
standstill for several hours yesterday
as nurses from the University of Benin
Teaching Hospital (UBTH) protested
the abduction of two of their
colleagues by
unknown gunmen.
This is coming few weeks after another
colleague was kidnapped and later
released after an undisclosed ransom
was paid. The abducted nurses were
identified as Osemielu Lydia and
Oviosu Bose, both Nursing officers
grade II and were kidnapped
yesterday in a private car along the
Isihor axis of the Benin Lagos road,
Egor Local government council, shortly
after closing from work.
The protesting nurses brandished
various placards with inscriptions like,
“Nurses are public servants, enough of
the kidnapping”, “UBTH Nurses say no
to kidnapping” and “Release our
nurses!” Taking over major streets and
federal highways in the state capital,
they disrupted vehicular and
pedestrian movements on the busy
express road.
The protesting nurses who abandoned
their duty posts also stopped over at
the palace of His Royal Highness,
Crown Prince (Amb) Eheneden
Erediauwa, Edaiken N’ Uselu, and the
Edo state House of Assembly Premises
(EDHA) to register their displeasure
over the incessant kidnap of nurses in
the state.
It would be recalled that no fewer than
four nurses of the University of Benin
Teaching Hospital (UBTH) have been
abducted in the last one month.
President of National Association of
Nurses and Midwives (NANM) UBTH
Branch, Austin Osigbemhe who
condemned the act of kidnapping
nurses, appealed for their release
unhurt.” We frown at the evil act.
Nurses are civil servants and should
be protected and not targets of
kidnappers. We need these nurses
released unconditionally and unhurt.
Efforts to reach the management of
the University of Benin Teaching
Hospital (UBTH) to comment on the
situation was unsuccessful as the Chief
Medical Director, Prof. Michael Ibadin
was said to be presiding over a
meeting at the time of filing this
report.
Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH),
staging a peaceful protest over the
abduction of two of their colleagues
yesterday, in Benin City, Edo State
PHOTO: MICHAEL EGBEJULE
Vehicular and human traffic on the
busy Benin-Lagos Highway was on
standstill for several hours yesterday
as nurses from the University of Benin
Teaching Hospital (UBTH) protested
the abduction of two of their
colleagues by
unknown gunmen.
This is coming few weeks after another
colleague was kidnapped and later
released after an undisclosed ransom
was paid. The abducted nurses were
identified as Osemielu Lydia and
Oviosu Bose, both Nursing officers
grade II and were kidnapped
yesterday in a private car along the
Isihor axis of the Benin Lagos road,
Egor Local government council, shortly
after closing from work.
The protesting nurses brandished
various placards with inscriptions like,
“Nurses are public servants, enough of
the kidnapping”, “UBTH Nurses say no
to kidnapping” and “Release our
nurses!” Taking over major streets and
federal highways in the state capital,
they disrupted vehicular and
pedestrian movements on the busy
express road.
The protesting nurses who abandoned
their duty posts also stopped over at
the palace of His Royal Highness,
Crown Prince (Amb) Eheneden
Erediauwa, Edaiken N’ Uselu, and the
Edo state House of Assembly Premises
(EDHA) to register their displeasure
over the incessant kidnap of nurses in
the state.
It would be recalled that no fewer than
four nurses of the University of Benin
Teaching Hospital (UBTH) have been
abducted in the last one month.
President of National Association of
Nurses and Midwives (NANM) UBTH
Branch, Austin Osigbemhe who
condemned the act of kidnapping
nurses, appealed for their release
unhurt.” We frown at the evil act.
Nurses are civil servants and should
be protected and not targets of
kidnappers. We need these nurses
released unconditionally and unhurt.
Efforts to reach the management of
the University of Benin Teaching
Hospital (UBTH) to comment on the
situation was unsuccessful as the Chief
Medical Director, Prof. Michael Ibadin
was said to be presiding over a
meeting at the time of filing this
report.
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