Medical doctor kidnapped at gun point in Ebonyi

One Johnson Obuna, a Medical doctor and the former state Chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), was Tuesday at about 9 p.m, kidnapped by unidentified gunmen when he was about leaving his private hospital at Aguogboriga Estate in Abakaliki.

According to reports, Obuna, an Obstetrician Gynecologist with the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, is also a pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Nigeria.

The Chairman of NMA, Dr. Agwu Umahi, reacting to the incident, said the Association was going to hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to alert members on the development so that all hands would be on deck to ensure his immediately release.

In this regard, the NMA lamented that such episode has become a trend in the state and should be discouraged by security agencies. However, they threatened to embark on strike if their colleague was not released, and with immediate effect.

The Commissioner of police (CP), Peace Ibekwe Abdullah, who confirmed the incident, reportedly visited the victim’s family and deployed officers of the command to get the kidnappers and secure the release of the victim without delay, assuring the general public that the medical doctor would soon be released as the command was on top of the situation.

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