Elizabeth Uruakpa
7 Sep
Masked gunmen have abducted a widow and an Assistant Chief Nursing Officer at Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan Remo, Mrs. Elizabeth Uruakpa.
6 Sep
A senior nursing officer at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, in Ikenne Local government in Ogun State, Elizabeth Uruakpa, has been kidnapped by suspected gunmen. This was confirmed by the spokesperson for Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola. "A distress call was received from Ilishan near the new market at about 1710hrs that one Elizabeth…
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