Fresh facts yesterday emerged about the abduction of a medical doctor from his hospital at Keffi, Ikoyi, Lagos State, by armed men. Contrary to report that the doctor was abducted on Saturday, New Telegraph can authoritatively reveal that the abduction of the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of St. François Medical Centre, Ikoyi, occurred on Friday.
Ironically, the hospital is situated beside Mobile Policemen from Mopol 2 Barracks, Keffi, Lagos. The doctor was abducted by five armed men. Witnesses said the five men arrived the hospital, looking frantic and worried. The gunmen, sources said, rushed to the hospital and started shouting ‘Emergency! Emergency!’
The CMD, who was about to leave, and two nurses rushed out to attend to the supposed sick man, the men brought out their guns and abducted the CMD. A source at the hospital said: “The CMD was about to leave the hospital when the fake sick patient was rushed into the hospital.
In an attempt to save his life, the CMD rushed him into the emergency ward, followed by two nurses.
The doctor and the nurses were about to attend to him when his colleagues, whipped out their guns and marched the CMD to their vehicle. They immediately zoomed off.”
Another worker at the hospital, who also doesn’t want his name mentioned, said: “It was like a scene straight out of Hollywood movie. We all thought they were patients who came for medical attention.”
The worker explained that the abduction would have been averted if the gunmen had stormed the hospital premises, shooting. They, however, came under a guise, pretending they had a patient.
The worker said: “If they come into the hospital shooting, Mobile Policemen from Mopol 2 would have responded and probably arrested some of them.
Since the abduction, the gunmen had not contacted the hospital management or the doctor’s family members. The incident also did not deter patients from coming to the hospital to seek medical attention.”
It was learnt that immediately the gunmen left the hospital, the matter was reported at Onikan Police Station, on Awolowo Way, Ikoyi. A trader in the area who simply identified herself as Khadijat, said she was going to buy kerosene from a nearby petrol station when she saw some men drive out of the hospital.
She said: “When I was returning from the petrol station, I saw about five police patrol vans and some tricycle riders in front of the hospital. Some hospital staff were screaming.”
When our correspondent visited the hospital yesterday, some of the patients were being escorted in and out of the hospital by policemen. Some of the staff and patients were also discussing the incident in hush tunes.
Source:
By: Taiwo Jimoh
The Telegraph News
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