Nigeria, Sept. 5 -- The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Rivers State has faulted media reports that a young resident doctor in the state, Oluwafemi Rotifa, collapsed and died after "a 72-hour shift" in a hospital.

It said the deceased doctor was not feeling well and was off duty, but preferred to be at the hospital by the time he passed on.

The NMA spokesperson in Rivers, Siene Orogun, stated this in an interview with PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday.

Until his death, Mr Rotifa, a medical doctor, worked at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt. The hospital is owned by the Rivers State Government.

Many Nigerian newspapers reported that the resident doctor collapsed and died after being on continuous call duty for ...