The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in Osun State University Teaching Hospital has declared a 24-hour strike after the father of one of the patients assaulted and attempted to strangle a doctor yesterday
According to The Nation, the incident occurred around noon when a yet-to-be-identified father, whose 28-day-old baby was admitted to the hospital, assaulted the doctor on duty.
Confirming the incident, the Vice President of ARD, Dr. Paul Oyegbola, said following the incident, the association had declared 24 hours strike.
Speaking with The Nation, he said: “I can confirm to you that a doctor was assaulted by the father of our patient, a 28-day-old baby. We have been making consultations to sort them out. For now, we have declared 24 hours strike and we are going to re-converge tomorrow by 1 pm.
“We are still deliberating on the issue about where to go from there. The doctor was almost strangled. He was assaulted physically. It took the efforts of people in the hospital and workers to rescue the doctor from the grip of the man”.
Oyegbola added that “the assaulted doctor is stable and fine now, but we need to keep him on observation and physiological evaluation. Physically he looks okay. The management of the hospital are aware of the situation and they have informed the hospital lawyer too”.
“They are in the process of taking legal action”.
