An 18-year-old nurse has revealed
the trauma of losing her virginity to armed robbers.
The nurse, who wishes to remain
anonymous, blamed the private hospital authority for her ordeal, insisting that
the robbers wouldn’t have been able to gain access into the hospital if there were
security measures on ground.
Aside from the teenager, others
nurses who were on night duty on the fateful day were also brutally raped and injured
by the hoodlums.
The hospital is located at Egan in
Ikotun Igando Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.
According to her, she lost her virginity
after four robbers who stormed the hospital, took turn in raping her.
The robbers were said to have carted
away valuables belonging to patients on admission at the hospital.
Our correspondent learnt that this
year alone, robbers have attacked the hospital three times.
The traumatised lady fumes: “The
owner of the hospital did not provide security for his staff. I tell you, by this laxity, I and other staff
have been subjected to mental torture. The incident was reported at Igando
Police Station, while the Medical Director of the hospital was arrested and
later released on bail.”
It was gathered that the robbers
stormed the hospital around 3am and gained entrance into the premises by
scaling the fence of the hospital.
The robbers overpowered the lone security
guard immediately they gained access into the hospital premises. The guard was
tied him and locked in a room before the bandits embarked on their operation.
The Medical Director of the
hospital, Dr. Adegbola Dominic who confirmed the incident, said he could not be
held liable for the rape of the nurses.
Dominic said that he was contacted
by a staff on duty that robbers invaded the hospital and broke into his office.
He said: “When the robbers could not
find money, they broke into the patients’ wards and carted away their phones,
money and other valuables. I was also informed that one of my staff was raped.
When I asked the victim about the incident she denied it. I was surprised when
the victim parents came to the hospital with police and got me
arrested over the nurse’s claim that she was raped. When I got to the police
station, I told them I could not be held liable for the victim being raped. I
was not the person who sent the robbers to rape her! She was just a victim of
circumstance.”
The doctor revealed that it was not
the first time robbers would be attacking the hospital, adding that the rape
was a new twist to the robberies.
Dominic said: “The last time the
robbers came; they robbed patients and left before they came again. I’m tired of
these incessant attacks. My hospital is not the only hospital in Egan! I don’t
know the robbers motive because hospital is a public place where they can’t
steal much money if actually they were looking for money. I’ve made arrangement
with some elders in the community to prevent further attack of my hospital.”
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