By Chidi Nkwopara, OWERRI
The planned peaceful demonstration by medical practitioners in Imo
State, turned awry yesterday as a Consultant Family Physician in the
Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, FMC, Dr. Bende Azudialo, was allegedly
shot in the head by a policeman. Giving a graphic account of the
incident during a press conference in Owerri, the State Chairman of the
Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Dr. Hyacinth Emele, ordered a
three-day warning strike with effect from today (Friday).
“If the policeman that fired the lethal shot is not identified and
prosecuted, doctors will commence indefinite industrial action. The
security agencies and Imo State Government should note that all
hospitals in the state will close shop thereafter until the erring
policeman is fished out and punished”, Emele said. Continuing, the Imo
NMA boss, who also displayed the blood-stained white overall worn by the
wounded doctor, also said that a team of medical health personnel
started working on the wounded Consultant Family Physician, as soon as
he was rushed to the FMC.
“The initial report we got from the medical team was that Dr.
Azudialo lost about 1.5 litres of blood when he was rushed to the
hospital and that was a substantial loss”, Emele said Speaking also, Dr.
Darlington Akukwu recalled how the NMA formally wrote the Commissioner
of Police, the Directorate of State Security, DSS, the Federal Road
Safety Corps, FRSC, and all other related agencies to inform them about
the peaceful protest.
“We processed peacefully until we got to Orlu Road Roundabout. The
police barricaded the road and when we tried to explain our mission to
them, they started firing teargas canisters. One of them later fired a
shot that wounded Dr. Azudialo”, Dr. Akukwu said.
He urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the Inspector General of
Police to find out why Imo State Government called out the police to
shoot at harmless medical doctors. All efforts made to reach the Police
Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Andrew Enwerem, a deputy
superintendent of police for comments, failed as his line could not be
reached before press time.
However, the police was still stationing over 12 patrol vehicles at
the entrance into the State Secretariat of the Nigerian Medical
Association, when Vanguard left the scene at about 2.15pm.
Thursday, 4 February 2016
19:00:00
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