Nurses protest over their colleagues’ abduction along the Benin-Lagos highway!

Nurses of the University of Benin teaching hospital, yesterday, caused a slow movement for vehicles and passersby as they marched along the Benin-Lagos highway carrying placards to protest over the

abduction of two of their colleagues by kidnappers.

Few weeks ago, one of their colleague was kidnapped and released after a ransom was paid to the kidnappers. The nurses had taken to the express when again two of their colleagues were kidnapped yesterday in a private car along the Isihor axis of the Benin Lagos road, Egor Local government council, shortly after closing from work.

The protesting nurses brandished various placards with inscriptions like, “Nurses are public servants, enough of the kidnapping”, “UBTH Nurses say no to kidnapping” and “Release our nurses!” Taking over major streets and federal highways in the state capital, causing traffic on the busy express road.

President of National Association of Nurses and Midwives (NANM) UBTH Branch, Austin Osigbemhe who condemned the act of kidnapping nurses, appealed for their release unhurt.” We frown at the evil act. Nurses are civil servants and should be protected and not targets of kidnappers. We need these nurses released unconditionally and unhurt.