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Ogun Nurses Body Accuses Judiciary Registrar Of Assaulting Member Over Refusal To Sweep Clinic
The body of Nurses in Ogun state, The Elegant Nurses Forum (ENF), has condemned the alleged victimisation, intimidation and transfer of a nurse attached to the High Court Judiciary Clinic in Ilaro, Ogun State, following a reported dispute over her professional duties.
The forum alleged that the nurse was verbally abused and physically assaulted by the Principal Registrar of the Judiciary Clinic, Mr. Omololu Davies, after she reportedly declined an instruction to sweep the clinic, explaining that the task was outside her professional nursing duties.
In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Nurse Thomas Abiodun Olamide, the ENF also raised concerns over the subsequent transfer of the affected nurse from Ilaro to Ayetoro, questioning whether the move was a legitimate administrative decision or a punitive measure connected to her complaint.
The group said it was “deeply disturbing that an office which Nigerians look up to as a custodian of justice and the rule of law could be associated with actions that, if established, amount to the intimidation of a worker for speaking up against alleged mistreatment.”
According to the forum, the incident started after Davies allegedly instructed the Registered Nurse/Midwife posted to the Judiciary Clinic to sweep the clinic.
The nurse reportedly declined politely, stating that sweeping was not part of her professional duties.
The ENF alleged that instead of resolving the matter through dialogue and established administrative procedures, the Principal Registrar verbally assaulted and insulted the nurse.
The matter reportedly came to the attention of nursing leaders at the State Hospital, Ilaro, from where the nurse had been posted to the Judiciary Clinic.
A delegation of nursing leaders was subsequently sent to intervene, but the forum alleged that they were also insulted and treated with disrespect by the Principal Registrar before leaving the premises.
The situation allegedly escalated when Davies asked the nurse to leave the clinic, saying he wanted to lock the facility because she had refused to sweep.
The group further alleged that he pushed the nurse aside, called her derogatory names and subsequently locked the clinic.
“A worker should not be physically assaulted, verbally abused, humiliated or threatened simply because she has raised a legitimate concern about her duties,” the group said.
The forum stressed that nurses are professionals and should be treated with dignity and respect.
“Nursing involves clinical care, health assessment, medication administration, health education, patient advocacy, infection prevention and control, documentation, monitoring and other professional responsibilities,” it said.
It acknowledged that nurses could participate in maintaining a safe and hygienic clinical environment but argued that this should not be confused with assigning nurses the routine duties of cleaners.
“The nurse can only supervise the cleaning carried out by cleaners,” the statement added.
The ENF said disputes over a worker’s responsibilities should be resolved by consulting appointment letters, job descriptions, public service rules and professional standards rather than through insults, intimidation or physical confrontation.
The group said it had confirmed that the affected nurse had been transferred from Ilaro to Ayetoro, with the transfer letter forwarded to the State Hospital, Ilaro.
“From the information available to us, there had allegedly been pressure for the nurse to be suspended,” the forum said, adding that after public attention and media reports, the alleged suspension was reportedly not pursued and the nurse was subsequently transferred farther away.
“Administrative transfer must never become a disguised instrument of victimisation,” the group said.
The ENF said the matter raised broader concerns about whether workers in the Ogun State Civil Service could speak about their rights without fear of retaliation.
It cited constitutional provisions protecting workers’ welfare, human dignity, freedom of association and freedom from discrimination.
The forum also raised concerns over the gender dimension of the incident, asking, “Would the same treatment have been meted out to a male worker who politely refused to perform duties outside his professional responsibilities and subsequently complained about alleged abuse?”
It further asked, “Why the sudden aggression by the Principal Registrar? Is sexual harassment not involved?”
The group called for the gender dimension of the matter to be properly examined.
The ENF demanded an independent investigation into the alleged assault, verbal abuse, intimidation and humiliation of the nurse, insisting that the probe “must not be controlled solely by persons or institutions whose actions or decisions are themselves subjects of the complaint.”
It also demanded an explanation from the Ogun State Government on the reason for the nurse’s transfer, immediate protection against further victimisation, and a mechanism through which civil servants can report workplace abuse without fear of retaliation.
The group urged the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, human rights organisations, women’s rights groups and other workers’ rights advocates to intervene.
The ENF said it is not seeking special treatment for the nurse but “justice, fairness, due process and respect for workers’ rights.”
“We are not demanding that anyone be condemned without investigation. We are demanding that an investigation be conducted without intimidation, interference or bias,” it said.
The forum added, “The rule of law must apply to the powerful and the ordinary worker alike.”
It called for accountability and an impartial resolution of the matter, insisting that the affected nurse should not suffer further disadvantage for raising concerns about her treatment.
“We demand justice. We demand accountability. We demand respect for workers’ rights,” the group said.
Two inmates have died in a cholera outbreak at the Kurmawa Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kano State.
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) confirmed this in a statement, on Saturday.
According to the Service’s spokesman, Chief Superintendent of Corrections, JN Osuji, laboratory tests conducted on September 23 confirmed the outbreak.
He said the outbreak was first detected on September 17 after an inmate developed symptoms including vomiting and diarrhoea.
He said the inmate was immediately admitted and treated at the facility’s medical centre, while emergency health protocols were activated the following morning.
“The Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed that a cholera outbreak at the Kurmawa Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kano has been contained.
The outbreak was confirmed on 23rd September by the Service’s medical team and Kano State public health authorities.”
“The Service says the first case was detected on 17th September, when an inmate presented with vomiting and diarrhoea and was immediately admitted and treated at the facility’s medical centre
Two people have died — one at the custodial centre and another at the Kano State Infectious Diseases Hospital.
“The Controller-General of Corrections, Sylvester Nwakuche, directed sustained medical intervention, monitoring and preventive measures in collaboration with the Kano State Government.
“The Service says no further deaths have been recorded since the outbreak was confirmed.”
The NCoS said its intervention had brought the outbreak under control, adding that no additional deaths had been recorded since the diagnosis.
It said further preventive measures had been introduced in collaboration with the Kano State Government to prevent a recurrence.
Nwakuche also directed a team of senior medical personnel from the NCoS National Headquarters to proceed to the facility for continued monitoring.ed.
The Service reassured the public that inmates continued to have access to healthcare through qualified medical personnel and urged the public to rely on verified information from official sources regarding the outbreak.
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has arrested a woman, Mrs Rukayat Muhammed, in connection with the death of a man whose body was later found dumped along the Kubwa Expressway.
The FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Sanusi, disclosed this on Saturday during a press conference in Abuja.
Sanusi said the suspect and the deceased had lodged at Good Samaritan Guest House on 2nd Avenue, Gwarimpa, to spend time together before the man died.
He said the suspect allegedly failed to raise the alarm after discovering that the deceased was no longer breathing, but instead left the hotel with his mobile phone.
According to the CP, the deceased’s lifeless body was discovered on August 26, 2026, along the Kubwa Expressway by Katampe under the bridge, amid concerns over the circumstances surrounding his death.
He said the incident was initially suspected to be a possible “one chance” case, while the deceased’s family had earlier reported him missing.
“When the lifeless body was subsequently discovered by the roadside, our investigators began working to establish whether it could be connected to the earlier missing person report.
“Through painstaking investigation, we were led to ultimately confirm that the deceased was the same person whose disappearance had earlier been reported by his family,” Sanusi said.
The police boss said investigators discovered that the deceased’s mobile phone was missing and began tracking the device.
Although the phone had been switched off, investigators reportedly established the last person with whom the deceased had communicated, leading to the identification and arrest of Rukayat, a resident of Garki Area 2.
Sanusi said further investigation revealed that the suspect, a married woman, was allegedly in a romantic relationship with the deceased and had saved his contact on her phone as “Safiyat.”
He said the investigation also established that the suspect and the deceased had lodged at the Good Samaritan Guest House, where they spent some time together.
“The suspect informed us that she discovered the deceased was no longer breathing and had died. Rather than immediately reporting the incident to the Police, the suspect took the deceased’s mobile phone and left the hotel,” he said.
The CP added that several hours later, after hotel management could not establish contact with the occupants of the room, the deceased’s body was discovered inside the room.
However, instead of reporting the matter to the police, two members of the hotel management, identified as Ibrahim Omeiza and Kefat Bitrus, allegedly removed the body from the room and transported it to the Kubwa Expressway by Katampe under the bridge, where they dumped it by the roadside.
Sanusi said the action was apparently aimed at distancing the hotel and its management from the incident.
He stressed that an investigation into the case was ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the man’s death.
“Anyone found to have played a role in the death or subsequent concealment and abandonment of the body will be made to face the law,” the CP said.
The home call has occured of an influential member of the body of Christ in Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)and former Bishop of the Anglican Diocese, The Rt. Rev’d Dr. Gideon Isaac Oladipo Olajide .
He passed on Saturday evening, 26th September, 2026 at the age of 96.
He retired as the Bishop of Ibadan Anglican Diocese on 10th of March 2000.
Reputed for his transparency and sense of accountability, Bishop Olajide holds an honorary doctorate degrees from Ajayi Crowther University. Oyo and Lead City University, Ibadan .
” He operated an open heart, open house, open hand policy. Any of his Chaplains and close priests could enter any room in the Bishops Court. He also remained steadfast in his role as spiritual leader and moral compass for his followers and the house of clergy” an associate remarked.
Bishop Olajide was born in Igbemo-Ekiti on the 10th of March, 1930 to Pa. Emmanuel Olajide who hailed from Olora family of Oke Ila in Ado- Ekiti.
He had his early education at St. Michael’s School, Iluomoba- Ekiti1936-1939, Immanuel School, Ado-Ekiti 1940-1941, Christ’s School Ado-Ekiti.
He had a B.B Officer’s Training, at Felden Lodge, Hemel Hempstead, U K ,University of London at London College of Divinity 1957- 1960, King’s College London. 1960-1961, Ridley Hall, Cambridge. 1961-1962. An experienced school teacher, Olajide served at the Holy Trinity, Aisegba -Ekiti 1944-1945, St Andrew’s Isinbode-Ekiti. 1946, St John’s Igbemo-Ekiti. 1947-1948,All Saint’s Iyin Ekiti 1949-1950, Church Agent at St Andrew’s Are-Ekiti 1950, Superintendent/Vicar, Irhuekpen- Ekpoma Sub District and Schools Manager. 1954-1956Vicar, St. Jame’s Parish, Benin City. Diocesan Youth worker School Manager and Diocesan School Religious Inspector. 1956-57 .Visiting Clergy man at Immanuel Church, Chesham Bucks. U.K 1957-1960, Part-time Curate, Holy Trinity Southhall, Middlesex, England and St.John’s Cambridge. 1961Curate St Michael’s Garston, Liverpool. 1962,Lecturer and Bursar, Immanuel College of Theology Ibadan,Warden, Hall of Residence, University of ife. 1967-1973 Warden, Fajuyi Hall University of ife 1967- 1976 Senior Assistant Registrar, Halls of Residence and Senior Chaplain, All Souls Chapel, University of ife 1966-1977.
He was also Provost, St. Jame’s Cathedral, Oke-Bola Ibadan 1977- 1981, Bishop, Ilesha Diocese 1981-1988, Bishop, Diocese of Ibadan 1988-2000. Chairman Implementation Committee for St. Andrew’s University, Oyo 2000, Member, board of Trustee Achieves of Ibadan Medicine 2000, Member of professional Bodies Member – Victoria Institute- Philosophical Society of Great Britain.
Until his passing, he was member- British Church Growth Association, International Congress on World Evangelization and it’s Continuation Committee. 1974, Member of planning committee and Chairman of sub-committee of National Congress on Evangelization, Nigeria. 1975 Member, Christian Association of Nigeria, Oyo State. 1980 – date President. Christian Association of Nigeria, Oyo State. Up to 1999.
Life member of Bible Society of Nigeria, Member, Nigeria Bible Translation Trust. Patron – Boys Brigade of NigeriaMember- All African Conference of Churches,Member- Anglican Liturgical Consultation Committee, Founder/patron- Cathedral Christian Fellowship. St Jame’s Cathedral, Ibadan among many others.
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