Dr. Uyi Iluobe, a member of the Nigerian Medical Association, was allegedly murdered in a hospital in Oghara, Delta State, by the relatives of a patient.
From what we could tell, Iluobe was killed on December 31, 2022.
The National Medical Association encouraged the National Assembly to make violence against healthcare professionals a crime in the nation in a statement released by its president, Dr. Uche Ojinmah, on Monday.
Ojinmah stated, “The Nigerian Medical Association heard the news of Dr. Iluobe’s murder on December 31, 2022, by the family members of his patient at Oghara, where his practise was headquartered, with shock and sadness.
“The above scenario being the response of the relatives to the loss of a patient from suspected gunshot injuries can never be justified and has taken violence against doctors and other healthcare workers from injuries to murder.
“It is unbelievable that in the face of a debilitating medical brain drain, the few doctors that patriotically decided to stay back and take care of our fellow citizens are being murdered by same Nigerians.
“While we sympathise with the family of the patient that was lost, we strongly condemn this murder and call on the Government of Delta State, and the Inspector-General of Police to, as a matter of urgency, to bring the perpetrators of this heinous crime to book so as to assuage the pain we feel. A man should not be murdered for the selfless act of being on duty on New Year’s Eve.”
