By Kano state health workers, were on Thursday held hostage by some COVID-19 patients at the Kwanar Dawaki Isolation Centre. Blackboxnigeria learnt.
Aminu Mohammed, former chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kano branch, disclosed this when he featured on a radio programme, Friday.
He said the aggrieved patients held the health workers – two medical doctors and one nurse hostage while they were going round the wards for routine checks.
Adding that the patients locked them up in a room for hours.
While speaking further, Mohammed said health workers who are battling with inadequate personal protective equipment (PPEs) still have challenges managing hostile patients.
He appealed to the public to cooperate with doctors and nurses and not discourage them in the line of duty.
When contacted, Tijjani Husaini, head of Kano COVID-19 technical response team, said he was not aware of the incident.
As at Thursday, 7, Kano has 482 COVID-19 cases.
