The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ogun State branch, has called on security agencies to stop arresting and prosecuting doctors over alleged medical negligence without first allowing the appropriate professional bodies to investigate such cases.
The association said allegations of medical negligence should first be handled by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), which is legally responsible for investigating complaints against medical practitioners.
Speaking at a press conference in Abeokuta on Thursday as part of activities marking the association’s 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM), the Chairman of the Ogun State chapter, Dr. Ogunjimi Luqman Opeoluwa, expressed concern over what he described as the increasing involvement of security agencies in medical matters.
According to him, doctors are often arrested immediately after the death of a patient without proper investigations into what led to the outcome.
He said allegations of professional negligence against doctors should be investigated by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, the body legally empowered to handle such cases, rather than having security agencies arrest and prosecute medical practitioners without following due process.
“Doctors, especially those working in border communities like Ota, Mowe and Ogijo, are often arrested after a patient dies. A patient’s death should not automatically be seen as proof of medical negligence because every case deserves proper investigation before anyone is blamed,” he said.
The NMA chairman disclosed that the association had repeatedly accompanied doctors to police stations over cases that, in its view, should have been handled through established professional procedures.
He also
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