Doctors insist on trial of culprits to end strike
Ekiti State Police Command has said that some suspects connected with the invasion of Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, are already in their custody.
Some suspected hoodlums had, on Monday, invaded the teaching hospital and attacked some doctors over what they described as negligence that led to the death of their relative.
The hoodlums also destroyed some facilities at the hospital and allegedly stole a corpse believed to be the relation of one of the hoodlums.Speaking with newsmen, yesterday, in Ado Ekiti, the police spokesman, Sunday Abutu, said suspects have been invited for questioning and some of them are already in police custody.
He said: “We have some persons with us, who are undergoing investigation, those who are fingered to have perpetrated the act. Some of them are with us, we are still expecting more to arrive for investigation.
“Normalcy has, however, been restored to the hospital, our men are still in the hospital.” Abutu added that there was a meeting with all the parties involved.
“We had meetings with the parties, including the driver union, EKSUTH management, led by the CMD, the representatives of government and the family of the deceased.
“Everybody was present at the CP’s office this morning for a roundtable talk to see a way of resolving the matter. The CP has ordered a thorough investigation into it, already.”
Meanwhile, the ARD Chairman, Dr Famous Adeyemi, who spoke with journalists via the telephone, said the doctors would only return to work once the culprits are arrested and prosecuted.
“The hospital is calm, but the strike is still on. Our demands are clear that the culprits should be arrested and prosecuted immediately.
“I just got a call now that they have commenced the arrest but until, we are sure. If they arrest them, we will call off the strike and return to work.”
