In this article you will read about Assault On A Nurse By A Police Personnel In Gombe State
ASSAULT ON A NURSE BY A POLICE PERSONNEL IN GOMBE STATE.
A Staff Nurse working with the Gombe State Government was assaulted by a police officer on his way to work last week.
He sustained a fracture of proximal phalanx of the ring finger of the left hand. This is not the first that a police officer will accost and assault Nurses and other healthcare professionals in this country.
The Nigerian Nurse who’s supposed to be protected and valued by our system with the enormous responsibilities on them to the Nigerian citizens in Making them attain and maintain a healthy state, but that’s not the story here in Nigeria with the police personnel harassing Nurses and other healthcare professionals.
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It’s high time the Nigerian Police step into this and caution their personnel.
With this Pandemic situation and the contribution of the nurses as frontliners in the fight against this #COVID19 , the police and other security personnel need to acknowledged the efforts made by the nurse.
If the police personnel continues with the assault, I am afraid to say that the Nigerian Nurses will #SitAtHome.
It’s not too late to change the narratives.
Abdullahi Suleiman a Certified Registered Nurse based in Nigeria, an Entrepreneur and Also a Blogger, passionate about Community Development and Cosmetic Nursing
