Doctors issue 72-hour ultimatum over kidnapped colleague in Niger

The Niger State section of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners, NAGGMDP, has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the authorities authorities to unafraid the merchandise of a kidnapped doctor, informing of a full shutdown of wellness services if their request is not met.

The relation is demanding the contiguous rescue of Dr Tony Eghagagara, Head of Medical Services astatine New Bussa General Hospital successful Borgu Local Government Area, who was abducted by bandits astatine his backstage session successful Wawa municipality connected April 22, 2026.

In a communiqué released aft an exigency wide meeting, jointly signed by Chairman, Dr Mustapha Mohammed-Aliyu, and General Secretary, Dr Musa Alhaji-Shehu, the doctors expressed heavy interest implicit rising insecurity and what they described arsenic the “targeted victimisation” of healthcare workers crossed the state.

The relation warned that nonaccomplishment to rescue their workfellow wrong the stipulated timeframe would trigger an indefinite withdrawal of services crossed each authorities wellness facilities successful Niger State.

“We volition nary longer tolerate excuses. If our workfellow is not rescued by the expiration of this ultimatum, NAGGMDP volition unopen down the strategy and...