The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has initiated a 7-day warning strike at all its centers nationwide.
The strike, beginning at 12 a.m. on Monday, August 26, 2024, is a protest demanding the release of Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, who has been kidnapped for over 8 months.
NARD President Dr. Dele Abdullahi announced the strike following a virtual Emergency National Executive Council meeting on Sunday, August 25, 2024.
The strike will be total, with no emergency care provided during this period.
Dr. Popoola, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre in Kaduna, was abducted along with her husband and nephew.
While her husband was released in March, Dr. Popoola and her nephew remain in captivity.
This action follows recent protests by NARD members in tertiary hospitals across the country, urging for Dr. Popoola’s immediate release.