The Anambra hospital kidnap has thrown the medical community in Idemili North Local Government Area into panic after gunmen allegedly dressed in military and police uniforms abducted the Chief Medical Director of Crown Hospital ,Dr. Edwin Emegoakor.
The daring incident, which reportedly occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, has raised fresh concerns about the use of security uniforms by criminal elements to execute targeted operations without attracting suspicion.
Sources within the hospital, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed that four armed men arrived at the hospital premises in a black tinted Lexus RX 350.
According to the sources, the suspects parked quietly within the compound and remained inside the vehicle for some time, blending into the environment as patients and staff moved about freely.
“They were patiently waiting for their victim,” one insider said. “Two of them later stepped out one dressed in Army camouflage and the other in police uniform and approached the CMD while he was on a ward round.”
Hospital security personnel and some medical staff were reportedly held at gunpoint. Their mobile phones were confiscated to prevent communication or distress calls.
The attackers allegedly left the premises without firing a shot, a move sources believe was calculated to avoid drawing attention from patients and passers-by.
“No life was lost because they avoided gunshots,” a source disclosed. “Everything happened quickly and quietly.”
As of press time, family members of the abducted doctor were yet to establish contact with the kidnappers.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, said the report had not yet reached his office.
“Such a report has not come to my table, but I will get back to you,” he said.
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