Relatives Attack Kogi Doctors Over Death of Patient

A group of men attacked medical doctors at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, Kogi State over the death of an unidentified patient on Tuesday.

Sharing the news on X, k_f2d, the doctor revealed that the men who were led by an unnamed political leader demanded to see the doctors on duty on arrival at the hospital.

In one of the videos, about three people were seen struggling with a gun as shots were also heard.

The doctor wrote, “My team was called to the A&E to review a new patient. A group of men in Kaftan broke through the gate and started demanding for the doctors on duty.

“Apparently, they lost a patient. And they came for the doctors. One of them, I learnt, is a political leader.

“I was looking at them, confused, because I don’t even know the patient in question. Next thing I know, the leader stoned his phones at me. We were just three doctors there. We stood up from there and went inside.

“They broke into the room where we were, held me and my male colleague, almost tearing our shirts. I was too confused to speak. They were so many. We managed to break away from the A&E and left to another ward.

“These men started destroying things in the A&E, beating any worker they saw, nurses, doctors, security.

“The CSO came at them with a gun, as they had become really violent. They wrestled the gun from the man, with several shots released during the struggle.

“The hospital gate was locked. We are currently hiding in different locations in the hospital. I was able to record this amid the chaos. This is happening at Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja.

“The man in white kaftan was the one that assaulted us. He’s the majority leader in the Kogi State House of Assembly. He was the one who stoned his phones at me, hit me and my colleague, and led the violence. Here you can see him trying to wrest the gun out of the CSO.”