As Nigeria joined the rest of the world in August to fight against the rampaging Mpox disease and other infectious diseases such as Cholera and Diphtheria, medical doctors called public attention to the insecurity in their workplaces, particularly the whereabouts of their colleague, Ganiyat Popoola, for more than eight months.
Mrs Popoola, a resident doctor at the National Eye Centre in Kaduna, north-west Nigeria, was abducted on 27 December 2023 alongside her husband and nephew.
While her husband was released after a ransom was reportedly paid, Mrs Popoola and her nephew have remained in captivity.
