Dr Emmanuel Okolo, 35, who works at Awoyaya Hospital and Maternity Centre, Ibeju Lekki, has been accused of assaulting a nurseDorcas Adeyera, 23.
The doctor reportedly slapped the nurse following a misunderstanding which stemmed from the treatment of a patient rushed into the hospital in the early hours of Monday.
Report has it that Dr Okolo was upset that the patient, an accident victim, was admitted without his consent and he blamed nurse Dorcas for it.
Okolo then asked the patient and his family to leave and asked that Dorcas ensures they do.
Nurse Dorcas in a report to the medical director of the hospital, said she asked the patient to leave the premises then left the scene.
The patient and his family refused to leave as instructed and when Dr Okolo discovered this, he dragged Dorcas into his office and ordered the nurse to kneel down but she refused and this angered him.
She said the doctor slapped her several times then unbuckled his belt, took it off, and used it to flog her multiple times while informing colleagues who tried to intervene that he’s not the nurse’s mate.
Dorcas Adeyera added in her report: “He reached for the sphygmomanometer and was about using it to hit my head when the security men took it from his hand and another round of slaps on my cheeks followed. This time around, I fell on the floor and he started punching me.”
The nurse told Punch that she has reported the case to the police at the Elemoro division, adding that she was treated at the Epe General Hospital.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, CSP Chike Oti, confirmed that the case was reported to the command and efforts are being made to arrest and interrogate the doctor.