NMA Declares Indefinite Strike Over Insecurity, Abduction of Members

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Cross River chapter, has declared an indefinite strike to protest the abduction of its members in the state.

The medical body announced the development Monday in a communiqué signed by Felix Archibong and Amaku Asuquo, Cross River NMA chairman and secretary, respectively, after an emergency meeting in Calabar.

Over the weekend, the NMA in the state had announced the abduction of two of its members who were kidnapped on the Ekomita-Uyanga axis of the Calabar Ikom highway.

The NMA said the declaration of the strike is to draw the government’s attention on ensuring the safe rescue of the medical doctors.