Psychiatric hospital workers on strike, threaten to release lunatics

 The medical workers said they want an indigene of Benin as the new medical director and they have threatened to release all lunatics in the hospital if their demand was not met. Olotu was appointed as substantive medical director through an appointment letter dated March 26, and signed by the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate. 

 The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the staff of the hospital, however, kicked against the appointment of Dr. Olotu. It issued a notice on April 2, signed by its chairman, Comrade K. O. Oriakhi and five others, calling for a three-day warning strike. 

 When contacted, Olotu, who spoke on phone from Abuja, said that he was in Abuja with the Minister of State for Health with a view to resolving the crisis, which, he said, was uncalled for.

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30-yr-old murdered with 7-month pregnancy

A 30-year-old woman, Mrs. Julie Ngozi Oshodin, who was seven months pregnant, was reportedly killed, weekend, at her residence in Utteh Quarters, Benin City, by unidentified assailants.

Eyewitnesses said that immediately the killer gang arrived the apartment, a familiar voice called on late Ngozi to open the door, saying that he was on a visit.

On hearing the voice, the deceased reportedly opened the door only to be held by the assailants numbering about seven, and killed.

It was also gathered that the deceased’s husband, Omorogieva, was arrested about three months ago and had since been remanded in Police custody following an alleged robbery incident which took place the night before his arrest. Omorogieva was said to have been arrested on his way to work.

The deceased’s father, Elder Anakure Igweadiani, who arrived Benin City from his home town, Umueri in Anambra East Local Government Area, Anambra State, immediately the news of the murder of his daughter reached him, lamented that his hope of being a grandfather had been dashed.

He appealed to security agents to bring the perpetrators to book.

Source:Vanguardngr

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