The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has started a 7-day warning Strike across all its centres nationwide.

NARD President, Dr DELE ABDULLAHI disclosed that the decision was made during a virtual Emergency National Executive Council meeting.

Dr ABDULLAHI noted that the warning strike will last for one week and will be total, as there will be no emergency care.

According to him, the resident doctors strike is to clamour for the release of its kidnapped member, Dr GANIYAT POPOOLA, who has been in captivity for over 8 months.

Dr POPOOLA, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, was abducted along with her husband and nephew.

While her husband was released in March, Dr POPOOLA and her nephew remain in captivity.

Weeks ago, Members of NARD had also protested in all tertiary hospitals across the nation, to demand the immediate release of the abducted doctor.