Accident Victims Assault Caregivers At Ekiti Hospital

Some mishap victims reportedly attacked wellness workers astatine the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) successful Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital.

The incidental reportedly occurred connected Friday erstwhile the yet-to-be identified mishap victims abruptly became convulsive portion receiving attraction astatine the tertiary hospital.

Ekiti State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Oyebanji Filani successful a connection connected Sunday, said the “unacceptable enactment of aggression” has been promptly reported to the Nigeria Police Force, assuring that due investigations and ineligible actions were already underway.

According to him, “Any signifier of violence, harassment, oregon intimidation against healthcare unit volition not beryllium tolerated nether immoderate circumstance. Our doctors, nurses, and different aesculapian professionals enactment nether strenuous conditions to sphere beingness and supply captious health-care to each who travel done our infirmary doors.

“An onslaught connected them is not lone an onslaught connected individuals but a menace to our corporate well-being and entree to timely, prime healthcare.

“Hospitals are centres of healing and compassion. Turning them into grounds of unit is profoundly disturbing and counterproductive. We indispensable each retrieve that successful moments of crisis, restraint, patience, and communal respect are essential.”

The commissioner appealed to residents of Ekiti State to stay calm and question redress for grievances done lawful and civilian channels.

Filani stressed that Ekiti State Government remains afloat committed to the information and extortion of some patients and wellness workers.

“To this end, we are moving successful adjacent collaboration with information agencies and infirmary absorption to fortify information measures and forestall a recurrence of specified incidents.”

He reiterated that those recovered blameworthy of attacking wellness workers volition look the afloat value of the law, adding “Violence is ne'er the answer.”

He called connected the nationalist to uphold the sanctity of the wellness institutions and support those who person sworn to support and preserve our lives.