Armed operatives of the State Security Service on Thursday opened fire outside Sheraton Hotel in Abuja dispersing Nigerian doctors who were arriving for an interview for medical positions in Saudi Arabia, witnesses told Peoples Gazette.

At least few doctors were injured and had been moved to a hospital in Mabushi neighbourhood of the Nigerian capital, The Gazette learnt.

The secret police officers mounted a barricade outside the hotel to block people seeking to inter through Abacha Estate, according to one of the doctors who identified himself as Doctor Olubanjo in a telephone chat with The Gazette.

The programme was scheduled for 8:00 a.m. and many of them had been arriving at the venue as of 5:30 a.m., he said.

Mr Olubanjo said the organisers later told them the interview had been suspended but wondered why that became the case when a similar exercise held last week at a hotel in Lagos.

A spokesman for the SSS did not return a request seeking comments. A telephone line for Sheraton in Abuja did not connect on Friday morning.

Nigerian medical professionals have been on a desperate bid to leave the country following years of incessant strikes over low remuneration and generally poor welfare. They have been moving to Europe, Canada, Saudi Arabia and other countries where they hoped to get better training and practice.

https://gazettengr.com/sss-officers-open-fire-at-recruitment-centre-chase-away-doctors-seeking-job-to-saudi-arabia/

Which way Nigeria?

Serves them right, why should they even travel? Lots of sick people in naija and you want to go and treat whites. That's not patriotic.

Even Devil will be shocked on how wicked this Government are.

What's their offence now? After spending several years in school, Government can't treat you well, you either met poor remuneration or unemployment. You decide to find job elsewhere, they will still block it.

These are innocent and kind citizens who want to get legit money. If they dive into Yahoo Yahoo you will still call them criminal.

If U still support dis govt, NA OGUN GO KILL U!!

Naija go better.............

Kaduna1stson:


Serves them right, why should they even travel? Lots of sick people in naija and you want to go and treat whites. That's not patriotic.

Aswear to slap you dey my mind now

Kaduna1stson:


Serves them right, why should they even travel? Lots of sick people in naija and you want to go and treat whites. That's not patriotic.

Permit me to say, You are insagne. How could you spit out such trash?

Kaduna1stson:


Serves them right, why should they even travel? Lots of sick people in naija and you want to go and treat whites. That's not patriotic.

Oga to slap you dey hungry me

Kaduna1stson:


Serves them right, why should they even travel? Lots of sick people in naija and you want to go and treat whites. That's not patriotic.

You are mad!

Do you think Buhari has plan of leaving this power?
I don't think So.