Gunmen kidnap doctor disguised as patients in Calabar

By Kenny EMMAN

Prof. Ekanem Ephraima, a medical doctor with University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), has been abducted.

The gunmen who abducted the medical doctor disguised as patients to carry out their nefarious act.

The Chairman of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Cross River, Dr Felix Archibong explained that as Ephraim was giving them the audience, they brought out weapons and whisked her away at about 7.15 p.m.

“We are sure that they are kidnappers because they have reached out to the family, demanding ransom.

“Although the matter had been reported at a police station, we want the good people of Cross River, especially the governor, to help us by ensuring that our abducted member is rescued and returned to her loved ones unconditionally,” he said while appealing for urgent action to rescue the abducted doctor.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Cross River Command, DSP Irene Ugbo, who confirmed the incident said that men of the force were already on the trail of the kidnappers to know where the victim was taken to.

“Let us be positive and prayerful for the police to get to the root of the matter and rescue her from her assailants,” she said.

Medical practitioners have, of recent, been targets of kidnappers in the state, resulting in NMA embarking on industrial actions on some occasions to get their members released.