Nigeria, April 13 -- The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has backed a 48-hour warning strike by doctors at Central Hospital, Warri, following the assault of two of its members, warning that the situation could escalate if its demands are not met.

The association said the strike was in response to an attack on a Senior Registrar and a House Officer at the hospital's Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) on 11 April.

This was contained in a statement signed by the association's President, Muhammad Suleiman; the Secretary-General, Shuaibu Ibraheem; and the Publicity and Social Secretary, Abdulmajeed Ibrahim.

According to NARD, the incident that led to the warning strike occurred after doctors informed a newborn's father of the chi...