Five gunmen, suspected to be ritualists on
Sunday invaded the government hospital in
Ado-Ekiti, demanding for new born babies. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
the gunmen who were said to be numbering
about five, arrived at the hospital at about 1:00
a.m. demanding for a day old babies, and
beating up staff who could not give
satisfactory answer. A senior health officer, who pleaded
anonymity, said that the armed men invaded
the hospital located along Irona area at about
1:00 a.m. and suddenly began molesting
medical officials on night duty. According to the officer, the invaders, who
were fully armed, are rhetorically demanding
for the whereabouts of a particular baby, said
to have been delivered earlier in the day. “They got more annoyed when they were told
that no baby was available in the hospital as at
the time they came, it angered then the more
and they went berserk,’’ the officer said. This development, NAN learnt angered the men
who beat up the hospital staff and injured
some of them. “As a senior person on duty, I tried to convince
them that all new born babies have been
discharged from the centre in the last couple
of days, but they refused to be convinced. “This angered them the more and they
descended on the staff beating us, some of
them were busy ransacking the place in search
of babies,’’ the source said. When contacted, the Chairman of Ado Local
Government, Mr Tope Olanipekun confirmed
the incident, saying “this is a new twist to crime
in the area’’. Olanipekun, who claimed to have visited the
hospital to see things for himself, described
the incident as “highest point of callousness on
the part of the perpetrators.’’ “As I speak, the incident actually happened and
I want to assure you that we are taking step to
forestall a recurrence.’’ The chairman said that he had already ordered
that night duty be suspended in all the
hospitals in the council, pending when tight
security measures, which would include
fencing of all health centres be taken. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr
Victor Babayemi, ASP, who was surprised at the
development, however said the incident was
yet to be reported to the police command.
(NAN)
Sunday invaded the government hospital in
Ado-Ekiti, demanding for new born babies. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
the gunmen who were said to be numbering
about five, arrived at the hospital at about 1:00
a.m. demanding for a day old babies, and
beating up staff who could not give
satisfactory answer. A senior health officer, who pleaded
anonymity, said that the armed men invaded
the hospital located along Irona area at about
1:00 a.m. and suddenly began molesting
medical officials on night duty. According to the officer, the invaders, who
were fully armed, are rhetorically demanding
for the whereabouts of a particular baby, said
to have been delivered earlier in the day. “They got more annoyed when they were told
that no baby was available in the hospital as at
the time they came, it angered then the more
and they went berserk,’’ the officer said. This development, NAN learnt angered the men
who beat up the hospital staff and injured
some of them. “As a senior person on duty, I tried to convince
them that all new born babies have been
discharged from the centre in the last couple
of days, but they refused to be convinced. “This angered them the more and they
descended on the staff beating us, some of
them were busy ransacking the place in search
of babies,’’ the source said. When contacted, the Chairman of Ado Local
Government, Mr Tope Olanipekun confirmed
the incident, saying “this is a new twist to crime
in the area’’. Olanipekun, who claimed to have visited the
hospital to see things for himself, described
the incident as “highest point of callousness on
the part of the perpetrators.’’ “As I speak, the incident actually happened and
I want to assure you that we are taking step to
forestall a recurrence.’’ The chairman said that he had already ordered
that night duty be suspended in all the
hospitals in the council, pending when tight
security measures, which would include
fencing of all health centres be taken. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr
Victor Babayemi, ASP, who was surprised at the
development, however said the incident was
yet to be reported to the police command.
(NAN)
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