Medical doctors on Wednesday began an indefinite strike following the kidnap of their colleague, Dr Godwin Udo.

It was gathered that Udo, of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, was kidnapped on Sunday at his residence on Bateba Street around 7.30pm.

An eyewitness said about five kidnappers snatched the victim while he was driving into his compound.

A family source said the kidnappers called around 2am on Tuesday and demanded N7m ransom.

Reacting to the incident on Wednesday at a news conference, the Chairman of the Cross River State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr Innocent Abang, said doctors had begun an indefinite strike and would not call it off until he was released.

He said, “He was taken from his home around 7.30pm when there was no movement. How did that happen? This happened at Bateba. Soldiers are in that area enforcing curfew.

“Our colleague must be released unconditionally. Security agencies should know who the kidnappers are. The curfew should be reviewed if someone could be abducted during curfew.”

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Irene Ugbo, confirmed the abduction of Udo, adding that “the command is working round the clock to track down the abductors.”

ignis:
They should gather and pay the ransom of #7M first.

correctyourself:
When they lost a patient as a result of negligence, no body go on strike. Still they keep demanding for all manners (salary, allowances, bonuses, promotion, release our kidnaped members, better welfare/official building) , strike today strike tomorrow, with all their attention going into their private hospitals/clinic and pharmacies, thereby paying less attention to their employer (government hospital). nonsense.

How many time has security agencies goes on strike as a result of losing their member in the line of duty?

inoki247:
Wetin dey occur for Cross River lately well you guys should calm down ur Governor will com nd cry for u guys....

Buh seriously I don't understand oh if you guys dey go on strike because of your colleagues waz kidnapped wetin mak Kastina nd Zamfara people du everyone go don go on strike for dere....