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Nigeria: Security men beat journalists covering Doctor strike

Benin City – October 27, 2009

Students at Irrua Special Teaching Hospital

As reported by Patrick Ochoga of Leadership Nigeria , Journalists who hadgone to cover the press briefing by resident doctors at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) were rough-handled by the security personnel attached to the hospital.

Many of the medical staff at the hospital had gone on strike to protest inadequate training and treatment of staff as compared with management.

See additional details on this story from AllAfrica.com

(Thanks to Gina Robbins for locating this story)

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