Hundreds of patients ran for dear life in the early hours of
Wednseday, when gunmen invaded the Jos University Teaching Hospital,
Plateau State.
Our correspondent gathered that the gunmen who came in through
the Laminga end of the hospital gate in a Vectra car, tried to force
their way in without being checked by the security guards.
However the guards insisted on searching the booth of the car and a
scuffle ensued. The guards succeeded in opening and boot and to their
amazement discovered a cache of arms inside.
Though the mission of the gunmen was not clear, the guards
immediately raised the alarm. The gunmen then shot one of them and
immediately sped off.
The security man was immediately rushed to the emergency unit of the hospital where attempts to save his life failed.
The incident threw the entire hospital into panic as some patients
tried to discharge themselves, while others on routine visit hurriedly
left the hospital.
Efforts to get the Chief Medical Director, Prof. Edmund Banwat, failed as he was said to be holding crucial meetings.
Calls made to his phone were not answered either.
Source:Punch Newspaper.
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