NMA issues 72-hour ultimatum over kidnapped doctor in Anambra

The Nigerian Medical Association in Anambra has called on Governor Charles Soludo and security agencies to secure the freedom of their colleague, Tochukwu Mbanugo, abducted on October 30.
The NMA made the call in a communiqué signed by Princeston Okam and Obiaeli Ifeanyi, chairman and secretary, respectively, at the end of an emergency general meeting held on Saturday.
The NMA said Mr Mbanugo, a consultant neurosurgeon with the Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, was kidnapped in front of his hospital at Uruagu, Nnewi, in the evening of October 30.
The NMA said the kidnappers had not established communication with Mr Mbanugo’s family, relatives, friends, or colleagues as of the time, urging the government and security agencies to rise up to this challenge immediately.
“A 72-hour ultimatum is hereby given to the Anambra government to secure the immediate release of our colleague, Dr Tochukwu Mbanugo.
“If at the expiration of the above timeline and our member’s release is not secured, all the doctors in Anambra State under the aegis of NMA, Anambra will down tools until our member is released. An emergency meeting will be convened within the next 72 hours to review the progress made so far,” it said.
The NMA stated that relevant government agencies had been duly informed and assured that doctors would continue to deliver quality healthcare services to the people of Anambra, despite the prevailing challenges.
(NAN)
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