Former Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Emenike has known as on the Imo State Government and the Nigeria Police Force to analyze an alleged invasion of his hospital in the state, claiming that workers members and sufferers have been assaulted and a few employees taken away. In posts on his verified Instagram account on……
Former Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Emenike has known as on the Imo State Government and the Nigeria Police Force to analyze an alleged invasion of his hospital in the state, claiming that workers members and sufferers have been assaulted and a few employees taken away.
In posts on his verified Instagram account on Wednesday, the previous worldwide footballer shared movies of the incident and accused people allegedly linked to a state waste-management company and safety operatives of disrupting actions at Emenike Hospital.
Calling on Governor Hope Uzodimma, the Nigeria Police Force and the Imo State Police Command, Emenike confused the necessity to defend healthcare services from violence and illegal interference.
In one in every of his posts, he wrote, “A HOSPITAL MUST BE A PLACE OF CARE AND SAFETY—NOT A SCENE OF VIOLENCE. Emenike Hospital has reported that individuals said to be from an Imo State waste-management agency, after an earlier invasion of the officers of the police force on the order of the DPO Owerri, Urban Division on 25th September, 2026, entered its premises, assaulted staff and patients, and took away the hospital administrator and cashier. The hospital also alleges that armed police officers from Oji Police Station were involved. These claims require an urgent, impartial investigation.”
The footballer known as on the state authorities, police authorities and related oversight our bodies to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident and maintain these accountable accountable.
“I name on the Imo State Government, the Nigeria Police Force and the related oversight authorities to: a) Establish what occurred and establish everybody concerned. b) Release the administrator and cashier wrongly detained after brutalising them on the Oji Police Station. c) Ensure anybody injured receives medical care and that witnesses can report safely. d) Preserve and evaluation obtainable CCTV, incident data and different proof. e) Take applicable motion in opposition to the official or company for illegal acts.
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“No enforcement operation should endanger patients, disrupt emergency care or use violence against hospital staff. Public institutions must act within the law, and allegations of abuse must be investigated transparently.”
Emenike additionally highlighted his contributions to Nigerian soccer, together with representing the nation internationally and profitable the Africa Cup of Nations, earlier than deciding to take a position in his dwelling state.
He stated establishing the hospital in his group was supposed to offer residents with entry to healthcare and a spot of consolation and hope.
“After representing my expensive nation on the worldwide stage, taking part in in Europe and celebrating the trophy of profitable the Africa Cup of Nations, I selected to convey my expertise and success dwelling to Imo State.
“I invested in my group and constructed a hospital—a spot the place individuals might search care, discover consolation and maintain on to hope. It was a gesture of religion in my individuals and a dedication to serving to my dwelling state thrive.
“That is why the studies of what occurred as we speak, twenty first October, 2026, at Emenike Hospital are so painful. A spot constructed to look after individuals ought to by no means turn into a spot the place sufferers are afraid, and workers are left feeling unsafe.
“We call on the hospital community to receive the protection and support it needs. Imo State deserves investment. Its people deserve safety. And every hospital should remain a place of care and hope.”
