Suspected bandits have abducted a consultant Gynaecologist, Dr Abidemi Oyaromade.

The bandits stormed Oyaromade’s residence in Mareri area of Gusau, Zamfara State metropolis in the early hours of this Monday and whisked him away.

The bandits said to have been well-armed stormed their victim’s residence at about 4 a.m. and abducted him to an unknown location.

Oyaromade was the Head of Clinical Services (CMAC) at the Ahmad Sani Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau between 2016 and 2017, and he continued to work with the hospital until late 2023 when he left to join the Federal Medical Centre, Gusau.

AIT News reports a reliable source on the condition of anonymity said he contacted the family via telephone and they confirmed the development to him, when he heard the news.

According to the report, the State Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), who could not be reached, was said to be attending a meeting which may be connected to what happened to their colleague.

The police authority in Zamfara State has not confirmed the incident.