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Home |   About Us |   Contact Us |   Members |   Search |   Subscribe |   Disclaimer |   THE GUARDIAN CONSCIENCE, NURTURED BY TRUTH LAGOS, NIGERIA.     Wednesday, July 21 2004   news   editorial/opinion   policy & politics   focus/record   business   sports   capital market   metro   arts   money watch   energy   maritime   Guardian Chat Click to join the chatroom SSS denies arrest of Azikiwe varsity doctors’ leader From Chuks Collins, Onitsha FROM the Assistant Director of Anambra State Security Services (SSS), Mr. Sam Okara, yesterday came a clarification that the Service never arrested the President of the Association of Resident Doctors of the Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Dr. Jude Mgbemena. Okara who spoke in Awka, the Anambra State capital said that Mgbemena was neither abducted nor arrested but was routinely invited on Sunday by the SSS for questioning. He added that Mgbemena was released immediately after his interrogation. He said that the invitation was based on an allegation that his association was planning a violent protest against the hospital's management. The protest, according to Okara was allegedly over conditions of service. The security chief added: "There was a report that the Association of Resident Doctors of the University was to carry out a violent demonstration in the institution and we had to invite him to at least urged him not to take such actions as there were other ways to resolve labour matters. "Also, information got to our office that Mgbemena and his association's members were threatening the lives of some officers of the hospital and their families", Okara added. Okara stated that Mgbemena never mentioned during the meeting that he was manhandled by his surbordinates. But that the doctor was asked to put his statement in writing. He expressed dismay over the protest to Governor Chris Ngige by the doctors that Mgbemena was abducted on gun point and also manhandled by SSS officials. The Deputy President of the Association, Dr. Harry Obiadu, led a delegation of over 50 medical doctors to the governor�s office on Monday protesting what they called abduction of their president, Mgbemena, by some gun-totting men who later turned out to be SSS. The governor pledged to intervene in issue. � 2003 - 2004 @ Guardian Newspapers Limited (All Rights Reserved).  Powered by dnetsystems.net dnet�

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