BREAKING: Gunmen Invade University Of Benin Teaching Hospital, Kill Doctor, Patients Flee
Unknown gunmen have reportedly shot dead a doctor on duty at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) in Edo state.......➡️CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLES HERE.
The victim, simply identified as Dr. Alex, was said to be in the physiotherapy department inside the health facility when the tragic incident occurred.
Following the shooting, it was gathered that there was confusion in the hospital as healthy workers and patients scampered for safety.
The incident was said to have occurred on Friday, but became public knowledge after health workers protested the gruesome killing of their colleague inside the hospital facility.
The workers brandished various placards to register their displeasure over the incident.
The hospital’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Joshua Uwaila, confirmed the killing on Tuesday.
Uwaila said: “A physiotherapist with the University of Benin Teaching Hospital was shot dead on Friday.
“The authority of the hospital has reported the matter to the security agencies and are awaiting the outcome of their findings.”
Blueprint reports that the killing occurred amid renewed cult clashes between members of the notorious Black Axe and Maphites confraternity groups.
A member of the Edo State Security Corps, an Estate developer and three others are said to have been feared dead between Thursday and Monday.
The Edo state police spokesman, CSP. Moses Yamu, was yet to respond to the developments as at the time of filing this report.
Meanwhile, the Edo state governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has expressed deep concern over the resurgence of cult-related violence in some parts of the state .
In a statement issued by his apecial adviser on Media and Publicity, Bugie Okhuemoi, the governor directed security agencies to move in decisively against papetrators.
The statement noted, “The Governor had made it abundantly clear that the State would no longer tolerate the senseless killing of our youths and the destabilization of our communities.
“Regrettably, recent developments indicate that some individuals and groups have chosen to defy that understanding.
“This administration remains unshaken in its commitment to rid Edo State of cultism, criminality, and all threats to peace and order.
“We urge all law-abiding residents to remain calm and continue with their daily activities.
“The security agencies are fully mobilised and working around the clock to restore and maintain peace.”