The authorities of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Makurdi,on Wednesday was shut down and the hospital evacuated about 802 patients on admission because of alleged attack by gunmen on the area.
The permanent site of the hospital is sited at Apir, which is about 10 kilometres from Makurdi, the state capital. Apir is situated along the Makurdi-Otukpo expressway and the accident and emergency units as well as sub-units of administration and security departments of the health facility are located in it.
Gunmen had attacked some communities at Mbalom district, near Ikpayongo, which is not far from Apir area where the hospital is located.
The chief medical director of the FMC, Dr Mathias Oyigeya, that the closure of the hospital and sudden evacuation of patients was due to security breaches in the area. He said the hospital was not fenced.
Oyigeya said, “I am not in the state right now but the evacuation of the patients is because of these attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen. They had attacked some communities near the place and the hospital is not fenced, and so we had to take the move to beef up security and prevent any damage.”
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