Medical workers at Ogwashi-Uku General Hospital in Delta State are expected to resume work immediately after issues that led to their strike action have been resolved.
Medical doctors suspended work due to an alleged assault by a mobile policeman on one of the female doctors attached to the hospital.
The aggrieved doctors downed tools since Thursday, 1st June 2023, when an NYSC female doctor was allegedly assaulted.
Some policemen were said to have taken a patient to the hospital with gunshot injuries sustained while attending a party in the community.
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A female doctor attended to the patient but a mobile policeman became dissatisfied when the doctor tried to explain the need for X Rays and other scans prior to any surgery.
The security operative angered by the slow pace of treatment allegedly assaulted the doctor who had to be whisked away and hidden by her colleagues to ensure her safety.
However, the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom, HRM Dr Ifechukwude Aninshi Okonjo II, working with the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Wale Abass, and the Delta State Police Command, was able to uncover the identity of the police officer who assaulted the doctor.
This was after the CP invited representatives of the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku and the Permanent Secretary, Chief Medical Director, and all the medical staff to identify the said police officer.
“The officer was identified, and CP Delta has instructed that steps be taken immediately so he can face justice,” a reliable source said.
