Interns with the 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, have been evicted from their apartments by the management.
The
incident occurred a day after medical interns in the Nigerian military
hospitals embarked on an indefinite strike over the non-payment of their
eight months salaries.
It was observed that some of the interns
were not allowed to....
take out their belongings before soldiers locked up
their apartments.
One of the victims disclosed that they had been suffering from inhumane treatment by the
various military commands in the country and had no option than to
embark on strike.
He said, “All of us
who are serving with the 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Yaba,
have been chased out of our apartments. They gave us short notice and we
could not even pack our belongings before the doors were locked. Some
of us were having our rest when the soldiers opened our doors and chased
us out.
“Some of us are not staying
in Lagos and we do not have where to stay. Where should we go to?
Because we decided to ask for our salaries, they decided to chase us
out. We had no grouse with the hospital or with the management, we are
not happy that we are not at work. But for how long will it be that we
have been working for eight months and we are not being paid?
“These
are the issues, we are illegally evicted. The soldiers that came to
evict us said they were directed to do so by the Director of the 68
Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Major General Nkado. They have sealed
our property inside.
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