Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Ogun State Chapter, Dr Kunle Ashimi said it has commenced legal action against a father and his son who beat a doctor and a nurse at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta.
The unnamed father and the son vented their anger on a doctor and a nurse at the facility after losing a family member. They reportedly beat up the medical duo at around 2.00am on Tuesday on the grounds that they didn’t do enough to save the life of the deceased.
Speaking at a press conference on the issue, Ashimi said such incident is becoming a recurring theme in hospitals, particularly in Ogun, saying the association would no longer condone it and the latest would serve as a deterrent.
His word, “We have decided that this will be the last and we will not stop at pleadings. We have decided to take the case to the court and we shall be in court tomorrow.
“Every legal proceeding has been commenced and we shall take this case to the court.
“We want to make an appeal and as well as a warning to all those who use hospital services in Ogun state that the Nigerian Medical Association, as well as its affiliates and each individual doctor, will not henceforth accept the term we are ‘sorry’ from anybody who assaults any of our members.
“We will go to any length to prosecute such persons and we will not accept the pleading of anybody no matter how highly placed the person is.
“So, we implore anybody who has the mind to perhaps think they can beg us later to please beg the populace. It is not our fault.”
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