University Of Calabar Doctor Kidnapped by Gunmen
Dr. Vincent Uhegbu Maduka, a medical doctor with the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital has been reportedly kidnapped by some yet to be identified gunmen on the noon of Thursday, December 10.
The said Dr. Vincent Uhegbu Maduka was swindled away at about 9 pm yesterday while resting at his apartment at Eta Agbo layout in Calabar.
While speaking about the incident, the state chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr Innocent Abang, said resident doctors have resolved to an indefinite strike to demand the release of the Consultant Cardiologist.
“There is a standing resolution by NMA in the state that doctors would proceed on indefinite strike once a doctor is kidnapped to press for the immediate release of such a victim,” Abang said.
He stated that the association was tired of repeated abduction of their colleagues by kidnappers to demand ‘blood money’.
