Nigeria, July 10 -- The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has condemned the assault on a resident doctor at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Kwara State, and demanded the swift prosecution of the alleged assailant.

In a statement signed by its President, Mohammad Suleiman; Secretary-General, Shuaibu Ibrahim; and Publicity and Social Secretary, Abdulmajid Ibrahim, the association noted the incident as "barbaric" and called for stronger measures to protect healthcare workers from violence.

According to NARD, the incident occurred on Wednesday at the Emergency Paediatrics Unit of UITH after the death of a baby receiving treatment at the hospital.

The association alleged that a relative of the deceased child...