By Michael Ofulue, Osogbo
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Members of Association of Resident Doctors, Osun State University chapter, have raised alarm over threat to their lives.
They described the working environment around the hospital as porous and life-threatening, adding that their members were daily exposed to incessant attacks by hoodlums.
This was contained in a statement signed by the President of the association, Dr Solomon Ilori and Secretary, Dr Felix Olaomi, a copy which was made available to The Hope in Osogbo
The statement reads in part: ”EGM noted that the protection of lives and property of our members and hospital staff appeared not to be on the priority list of the Hospital Management.
“The hospital is so porous that workers are easily exposed to life-threatening attacks from hoodlum
“After exhaustive deliberations the EGM made the following resolutions:
“The EGM demands that there should be immediate provision of: (a)armored Tank, (b)presence of trained security officers (c) Security Post at both entrances of the hospital i.e. Ajegunle entrance and Idi-seke entrance.
“There should be IMMEDIATE organisation and re-organisation of the security structure in the hospital to forestall recurrence of unpleasant and lifethreatening attacks on hospital staff while discharging their duties. These should include (a) routine surveillance (b) continous dissemination of security information to members of staffs among others.
“The Hospital Management should set up an Hospital-Based Security Committee that will appraise and assess the security structures in the hospital on periodic basis. The EGM demand that our members should be an integral part of this Committee.
“There should be training and re-training of the security personnel in the hospital premise.
That the visitors inflow and outflow in and out of the hospital should be closely checked henceforth.
“In view of the depressing lack of security in the hospital, the association have to withdraw all clinical activities in the hospital, except for patients already on admission for the three days.
