Gunmen attacked the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku Ozalla, in Enugu State, Nigeria’s southeast, on Tuesday.
Reports gathered indicate that the attackers, suspected to be kidnappers, abducted a female director and a security officer in the facility.
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Some staff members of the hospital who spoke to journalists said the director was trailed to the premises of the hospital around 9 a.m. on Tuesday by the gunmen, who shot at her SUV vehicle.
One of the staff members, who asked not to be named because she was not authorised to speak on the incident, identified the abducted director as Ngozi Mbah, also a nurse.
She lamented that there is no presence of security operatives around the facility, despite being a recognised institution.
“We are still in fear,” she said, promising to give details of the attack later.
A video clip showing a Toyota SUV reportedly belonging to the abducted director has been circulating on social media.
The clip was uploaded on Facebook at about 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
This is not the first time UNTH has been attacked by gunmen.
Gunmen had, in November 2023, abducted a resident doctor attached to the hospital.