No fewer than 30 resident doctors were assaulted across Nigeria within the last year, highlighting the growing dangers faced by healthcare workers in the course of their duties.
Data provided to The PUNCH by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors showed that at least 21 cases of assaults on healthcare workers were reported nationwide during the period, with about 30 resident doctors directly affected.
The statistics further revealed that fewer than five of the reported cases were charged in court, while only one assailant has been convicted to date.
The figures suggest that, on average, a healthcare worker is assaulted every two weeks in Nigeria.
It stated, “Available statistics before the association reveal that within the last year alone, no fewer than 21 cases of assaults on healthcare workers were reported across the country, with about 30 resident doctors directly affected.
“Shockingly, fewer than five cases were charged to court,
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