There was drama in Kano state on Thursday as some COVID-19 patients had held health workers hostage at the Kwanar Dawaki Isolation Centre in the state.
Two doctors and a nurse were reportedly held Hostage yesterday May 7, by Coronavirus patients at Kwanar Dawakin isolation center in Kano.
Former Chairman of Nigerian Medical Association in Kano, Prof. Aminu Mohammed confirmed the incident in an interview with Wazobia FM’s “make una wake up show” this morning.
He said the fully kitted health workers were on a ward round when they were locked in by the Coronavirus patients for hours. Mohammed said the doctors were almost suffocating before they managed to break down the door and forced their way out of the ward.
One of the patients who confirmed the incident, said they were protesting against the delayed testing and confirmation of their status within the stipulated 7 days period of being on drugs. He however insisted that the health workers did not break down the door, but were allowed to go following the intervention of the leader of the health workers at the center
Aminu Mohammed, former chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kano branch, disclosed this when he featured on a radio programme on 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.
He said the patients locked them up in a room for hours.
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.
Kano has 547 COVID-19 cases, the second highest in the country.
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