Barely 24 hours, that a staff of NTA Akure was brutalised by men of the Nigerian Army while coming from work, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Ondo State ,Dr. Adeyemi Osowe was on Thursday suffered another abuse by security men , enforcing dusk to dawn curfew in the state.
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu had imposed a curfew on the state on Tuesday to curb the spread of COVID- 19 after the state recorded three cases so far.
The NMA member who recounted his ordeal from the men of the NSCDC and Police described the attitude of the security personnel as barbaric and crude.
The incident was said to have occurred at Shoprite Junction and Kaloja junction in Akure metropolis .
Adeyemi- Osowe however called on Akeredolu to call them to order before it went out of control.
He said “This evening is just the worst in my life, I was molested and treated like a leper by SARs officers and Civil Defence officers at Shoprite Junction and Kaloja junction in Akure metropolis respectively.
” I think Mr Governor ( Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu) should address this issue squarely. I don’t know it is a crime to be Medical Doctor during this period, afterall a Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician died yesterday in Lagos , after contracting Coronavirus while trying to safe other people’s life . I never knew it is a crime, to introduce myself as a Doctor with my Identity cards shown to them.
” Honestly we have a crop of uneducated, uncivilized, uncultured and very arrogant SARs and Civil Defence Officers in Ondo state.
“This will never be the end to this molestation , it happened yesterday to a Doctor in Owo, while he was going to the federal medical centre to review a patient.
“He was severely battered and tortured , even after introducing himself, this happened to me today. In spite of the fact that , that I even introduced myself as a Medical Doctor and the PRO of NMA in Ondo state.
” This is just uncalled for ,the Commissioner of Police in Ondo as well as the Commandant of Civil Defence Corps should call their men to order”.
Source:Rovingreporters
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