Thursday, June 9, 2026 - Medical doctors at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara State, have suspended their services over alleged physical assault by a woman who lost her child on one of their members in the health facility.
Following the loss, the mother lost control and attacked the
doctor over the incident.
During a visit to the health facility on Thursday,
several out-patients who reported as early as 7.00a.m to see medical doctors at
various departments for medical attention waited endlessly for hours without
being attended to.
The incident occurred
on Wednesday at the Pediatrics department of the teaching hospital
where the unidentified doctor was beaten.
While the assaulted doctor is in critical condition, the
woman has been arrested and an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Some members of the Association of Resident Doctors, ARD, in
a peaceful protest round the departments in the facility on Thursday,
condemned the incident and warned members of the public in need of healthcare
services to stop the persistent assault on healthcare givers.
Speaking to disappointed patients, spokesman of the
protesters, Dr E.Oladepo, said the Wednesday incident was the third
that will happen in the hospital and called for restraint.
He wondered whether doctors should be treated in such
in-human act by people who genuinely want quality healthcare even as most
doctors have left the country for greener pasture.
A source who sought anonymity said the
doctors demand justice for the assaulted doctor may last five days
with hope that they will be back to work on Monday.
While most patients went home disappointed, a source hinted
that consultants in the hospital may come to the rescue of emergency patients
in need of urgent medical attention.
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