NMA Mourns Female Doctor Killed in Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack
NMA Mourns Female Doctor Killed in Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack.
The Nigerian Medical Association has expressed sadness over the death of Dr. Chinelo Nwando Megafu.
Chinelo was killed during an attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train on Monday.
Dr. Megafu was reported to have died hours after she made a post on Twitter, announcing that she had been shot on the train.
The association in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Aniekeme Uwah, noted that its president, Professor Innocent Ujah, described Megafu’s death as “tragic, horrific and preventable”.
“As an association, we vehemently decry the worsening insecurity in the country which has made all of us and Nigerians as a whole vulnerable to violent attacks by hoodlums, bandits, kidnappers and terrorists who are currently having a field day causing us deep sorrows and severe pains”.
“The untimely death of the young, promising Nwando, who served at the Kaduna State Dental Centre and worked with St Gerrard’s Hospital, Kakuri, while striving to earn an honest living is one other death too many.
“The association notes that needless blood-letting and senseless loss of lives is fast becoming a recurrent decimal in our country, thus worsening the alarming effects of brain drain, which in many instances have been attributable to the worsening security situation in the country.
“The association hereby, calls on security agencies to urgently re-organise the security architecture in the country with a focus on intelligence gathering, to avoid these carnages across the country,” NMA stated.
The association recommended that the Federal Government should consider the establishment of a state police to further complement the efforts of the Nigerian Police Force.
Ujah said the recruitment of more security personnel and the provision of modern security gadgets and ammunition cannot be overemphasised.
He also prayed for the families of Dr. Megafu and all other victims of the very unfortunate incident to find the strength to bear the irreparable loss.
He as well prayed for the speedy recovery of all those that were injured during the attack.
NMA Mourns Female Doctor Killed in Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack
Based on reports, the Monday incident happened around 7: 45 pm at Dutse village in Chikun Local Government Area, just a few kilometres from the Rigasa train station, which is the last transit point of the train.
The terrorist was said to have opened fire, shot sporadically on the train, and later gained access to the train.
The late Chinelo was said to have just resigned from her place of work and was making arrangements to leave the country.
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