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Drama as dead ‘COVID-19’ patient’s family storms Ondo hospital, attack nurses, blames them for death of their kinsman

The family of a deceased patient on Sunday invaded the Federal Medical Center, Owo, Ondo State, attacking nurses on duty who they claimed were responsible for the death of their kinsman.

IDOMA VOICE learnt that the patient was said to have died on Sunday as a result of an ailment suspected to be COVID-19.

The FMC nurses abandoned their duty posts on Monday to protest the attack on their colleagues, hanting various solidarity songs.

The leader of the protesters, Segun Francis, said the protest was to show their grievance on the matter to the management of the federal government-owned hospital.

Francis said, “We staged the protest to express our displeasure over the attack on our colleagues on duty yesterday. When the patient died, the relatives came to the ward and started beating the nurses on duty. They were being dragged on the floor. Two of the nurses were seriously injured. They have been admitted at the hospital now.

“What we want is for the management to take action on the culprit to serve as a deterrent to others. What happened to our colleagues can happen to any other staff in the future.”

The Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Liasu Ahmed, confirmed the incident and said an investigation has commenced into the matter.

He said, “It is true that some of our nurses were attacked by the patient’s relatives. We are currently investigating the matter. We will ensure that our staff are well protected”.

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