FMC Owo doctors protest repeated attacks on health workers

June 15, 2026

…. Begin Strike Over Safety Concerns

By Dayo Johnson, Akure

Resident doctors at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, on Monday staged a protest over repeated assaults on healthcare workers by relatives of patients, warning that they can no longer guarantee industrial harmony until urgent safety measures are put in place.

Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), FMC Owo branch, marched within the hospital premises carrying placards with messages such as “Say no to violence against healthcare workers” and “The hands that heal should not bleed.”