The kidnap of the two doctors prompted the NMA to commence indefinite industrial action on Monday.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Cross River State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has confirmed the release of two abducted doctors in the state.
The branch chairman of the association, Dr Felix Archibong, announced this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday.
The NMA chairman said that the two medical doctors were released alongside two others in the early hours of Tuesday without payment of ransom.
He noted that it was the effort of the Cross River State Government and the security agencies that led the abducted four to regain their freedom from their abductors.
The NMA branch chairman said he had spoken with the two doctors after their release, stressing that they were released unhurt.
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“I can confirm to you that my two members have been released, they were released with the two other persons abducted with them.
“I want to commend the State Government and security agencies for their efforts. They have given us hope that Nigeria will get better,” he said.
The two doctors along with two others were abducted at Ekomita, along the Calabar-Ikom highway last Friday.
The kidnap of the two doctors prompted the NMA to commence indefinite industrial action on Monday, following the expiration of 48 hours given the state government to secure their freedom.
