Afrigather The Nigerian Affiliation of Resident Medical doctors (NARD) in Lagos on Friday held a peaceable protest over the kidnap of their colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, on the Nationwide Eye Centre in Kaduna State, on December 27, 2023 and but to be rescued.
Popoola was kidnapped along with her husband and nephew, Folaranmi Abdul-Mugniy, a scholar on the Airforce Expertise Institute. Nonetheless, Popoola’s husband was launched after paying a ransom.
They carried varied placards similar to “Seven months and counting in captivity is unacceptable” and “#Carry again our Physician Ganiyat now,” calling the eye of the federal government to it.
For the reason that incident, in accordance with NARD, the abductors have referred to as severally at will and infrequently enable some members of the family to talk to them.
They docs had earlier warned that if Popoola isn’t rescued, they are going to be compelled to embark a nationwide industrial motion starting August 26
The nationwide president of the affiliation, Dr Dele Abdullahi, disclosed to our correspondent that the affiliation in collaboration with the Nigerian Medical Affiliation (NMA) Kaduna state and administration of Nationwide Eye Centre Kaduna, on January 11 and July 30, 2024, wrote letters to tell the Division of State Service, Nationwide Intelligence Company, and the Inspector Common of Police, Nationwide Safety Adviser.
It added that it had additionally knowledgeable the Ministry of Well being, with the Minister for well being promising to interface with the NSA to expedite rescue efforts.
“NARD additionally intimated the Minister of State for Labour and Employment through the dispute decision assembly referred to as on the twenty seventh of Might 2023 the place she promised to additionally interface with the safety brokers to expedite rescue actions.
“The administration of the Nationwide Eye Centre Kaduna wrote letters to tell the Commissioner of Police and Director of DSS in Kaduna state and had additionally interfaced severally with the Commanders of Airforce base Kaduna and One division Kaduna since twenty seventh December 2023.”
BusinessDay reported that NARD additional disclosed that the NMA Kaduna department had additionally written to the Commissioner of Police and Director of DSS Kaduna state in regards to the disappearance of the duo.
Taking to X and Instagram in July, NARD famous it desperately wanted assist to carry the kidnapped physician again residence.
It described Popoola as “a devoted skilled, loving spouse and mom, whose absence harm her household.”
It added, “7 months, not 7 minutes, a mom, sister, aunt, spouse, helpmaid has been in captivity. Carry Again Dr Ganiyat, please.”
“We implore the authorities to accentuate their efforts to safe Ganiyat’s speedy launch. Each second she stays in captivity is a second too lengthy.”
NARD member throughout different states together with Oyo, Ondo, Kaduna, Nasarawa additionally protested the discharge of Popoola.
