Nurses, midwives to withdraw services in 9 Katsina LGAs over insecurity 

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Nurses, midwives to withdraw services in 9 Katsina LGAs over insecurity 

National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has directed its members to withdraw services in nine local government areas of Katsina State due to insecurity.

The affected local government areas are Batsari, Danmusa, Kankara, Jibia, Dutsinma, Musawa, Malumfashi, Funtua, and Batagrawa.

The state Chairman of NANNM, Nura Mu’azu, announced the decision of the union at a press conference on Tuesday in Katsina.

He however said that the service withdrawal will be with effect from Thursday midnight if the state government failed to meet their demands.

The chairman said they would no longer fold their arms to witness the continued attack and abduction of their members by terrorists in those areas with the government doing nothing about it.

Mu’azu said some members of the union  had lost their lives, while others were either maimed or abducted from their places of work.

He said that a nurse, Yusuf Mairuwa, who was abducted along with other health workers on Tuesday, January 15, at the General Hospital, Kankara, is still in captivity with the abductors demanding for hundreds of millions in ransom.

To avert the withdrawal of service by the nurses and midwives, Muazu said the government has up to January 30 to ensure the “immediate provision of 24/7 robust security in all the hospitals in the aforementioned areas.

“Implement measures (whatever it takes) to ensure the safe release of Nr. Mairuwa (and other captives) as he was abducted while serving the government.

“Immediate compensation to our members who were subjected to one loss or the other due to this insecurity while on duty.

“Better renumeration to attract more health workers for better healthcare delivery.”

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