Doctors call off strike over release of abducted colleague

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Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Anambra Branch has called off the indefinite strike it embarked upon to protest abduction of Dr. Stephen Ezeh, a private practitioner based in Ihiala.

In a statement signed by Dr. Princeston Okam and Dr. Ifeanyi Obiaeli, the Chairman and Secretary of the NMA Anambra Branch, respectively, the association announced on Sunday that the decision followed release of Dr. Ezeh from his captors.

Ezeh was kidnapped in Ihiala on August 15, leading the NMA to direct its members to down tools on August 22, after issuing prior 48-hour ultimatum.

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