Ogun medical doctors seek IGP intervention over neurologist abducted in Calabar 50 days ago

Ogun medical doctors seek IGP intervention over neurologist abducted in Calabar 50 days ago

The Chairman, Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), Federal Medical Centre,  Abeokuta chapter, Dr Jimoh Olanrewaju on Friday led his other colleagues including the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Prof Musa-Olomu on peaceful solidarity protest demanding for the immediate intervention of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun towards the release of abducted Prof. Ekanem Philips-Ephraim, a neurologist with Calabar Teaching Hospital.

Prof Ekanem Philips-Ephraim was said to have been abducted 50 days ago within the premises of the teaching hospital by some assailants who disguised to be seeking for medical care and that all efforts made so far to secure her release had proved abortive.

The Doctors who marched peacefully within the hospital premises were also armed with placards bearing messages seeking for urgent intervention of the security agencies and other appropriate quarters towards the release of their colleague.

The doctors during the peaceful protest were also at the Kemta Divisional Police Office, Abeokuta to request for the swift intervention of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun towards the release of the neurologist. The Divisional Police Officer, CSP Adeniyi Adekunle received the doctors promising to relay the  doctor's plea to the appropriate quarters.

Speaking with our Correspondent, the Chairman (MDCAN) Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Dr Jimoh Olanrewaju said "We are doing this as directed by our national body and it is to passionately appeal to all the security agencies and other appropriate quarters to please help us with the release of our colleague, Prof. Ekanem Philips-Ephraim, a neurologist with Calabar Teaching Hospital from the gulag of her kidnappers. She has been abducted for 49 days and all efforts to secure her freedom has proved abortive 

"We hereby seek for intervention of government and other critical stakeholders for her release from the den of her captives. We equally call on the government to protect all medical doctors and create a secure environment for the remaining doctors who still practise in Nigeria in the face of challenges confronting the medical profession".