Nigerian doctors face onslaught from security forces during Covid-19 battle
Doctors report that incidents of extortion, beatings and arbitrary detention have rocketed
05 July 2020 - 20:40
Nigerian doctor Avwebo Otoide had just finished visiting a patient when a Toyota Hilux with flashing lights pulled her over. A man with a flak jacket jumped out, pointed a gun at her and demanded she show her identity document. As she rummaged in her bag to find her medical card, he slapped her on the head.
She was pushed into the car by men she later learnt were air force officers, driven to an isolation centre for coronavirus patients and ordered to sit on the floor. She was released after the intervention of colleagues after she managed to send them videos of her arrest...
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