Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State Jethro Ibileke/Benin The abduction of two nurses of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) in Edo State, last Wednesday by gunmen, is threatening the peace of the hospital. Nurses at the hospital protested the abduction of their colleagues on Friday by staging a peaceful march along major streets of Benin. They also vowed to withdraw their services if those abducted were not released before the end of Sunday. The victims were identified as Osemelu Lydia and Ovbiosu Bose, both nursing mothers. They were reportedly abducted on Wednesday afternoon along Oluku road in Benin on their way home after picking their children from school. The gunmen took them away in a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) belonging to one of them. The protesting nurses with their placards, went to the palace of Benin Crown Prince, who condemned the abduction. Speaking with journalists on the issue, the Chairman of the UBTH branch of the National Association ...
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