Police in Oyo have arrested six persons allegedly involved in the attack of a doctor and nurses at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan.
Oyo police spokesman, Olugbenga Fadeyi, said on Thursday that the assault on the medical personnel of the hospital occurred on Tuesday evening.
Mr Fadeyi said the relatives of a 74-year-old man, Usman Zubair, who was receiving treatment in the hospital, were alleged to have attacked the medical personnel when they learnt of his death.
“The deceased had secondary Grade A Diabetes, and his ankle was amputated to enable him live a normal life, but he later gave up.
“The family of the deceased came around, became unruly, mobilised other miscreants to assault Dr Adeleke Adedapo and some of the nurses on duty and also vandalised chairs and tables in the hospital ward.
“Their claim was that the UCH authorities failed to inform them of the death of Zubair at the right time,” Fadeyi said.
The suspects were also said to have attacked police officers who were called to the hospital to contain the situation.
The spokesman said the suspects had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for ‘discreet’ investigation.
