Medical practitioners in Delta State have declared a two-day warning strike to protest the kidnap of Dr. Wisdom Iboyitete, a Principal medical officer at General Hospital, Ojobo, in Burutu Local Government Area of the State on Monday.
It was gathered that Dr. Iboyitete was kidnapped by armed gunmen who pretended to be patients in the early hours of Monday and reportedly carried away to unknown location through the creeks in the riverine community.
According to a report, the warning strike which took effect this morning, Tuesday June 2, 2020 was declared on Monday night by the State branch of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioner (NAGGMDP) at the end of an emergency meeting of the body.
In a statement, the association directed its members under Ughelli and Bomadi Medical Zonal to embark on a warning strike to demand for the immediate release of their abducted colleague.
The statement signed by the State NAGGMDP’s chairman, Dr. Ebikagboro Olayinka and Secretary, Dr. Ikechukwu Okoh, called for the unconditional release of Dr. Iboyitete.
The association further threatened that if by Thursday their abducted colleague is not released by the gunmen, all members of NAGGMDP shall embark on indefinite strike across the State to press for his release by security agencies in the state.
The statement read: “Dr. Wisdom Iboyitete, a Principal Medical Officer at General Hospital, Ojobo was abducted in the hospital premises by unknown gunmen pretending to be patients on 01/06/2020 at 00:01.
“The Association had an emergency meeting today 01/06/2020 and noted that efforts made in the release of our member from the kidnappers den are suboptimal call on the Delta State government and security agencies in rescuing our member unscathed and unharmed”.