Two medical doctors from the Specialist Hospital in Sokoto, Anas Chika and Abubakar Liman Shehu, along with four other passengers, died in a fatal road accident along the Bodinga-Yabo road on Sunday.
They were reportedly en route to Kebbi State when their vehicle had a collision with an oncoming truck.
Dr. Attahiru Isa, the Chief Medical Director of the Specialist Hospital, confirmed the incident in a statement .
He said Dr. Anas Chika was a member of the Gynaecology Department (O and G), while Dr. Abubakar Liman Shehu worked in the General Out-patient Department (GOPD) and also served as the Chief Imam of the department.
“We are very sad, particularly the Specialist Hospital and the state government because we lost two of our dedicated, nice and humble doctors. We are truly in a very sad mood but we take it as the will of Allah.
“It is something that really touched our hearts. We pray Allah to grant them Jannatul Firdaus and grant their family the ability to bear the loss,” he said.
The Chief Medical Director noted that the deceased were attached to the units where the hospital had a lot of patients, but they still persevered and continued doing their job till their death.
The state chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Dr Farouk Kabiru, who also confirmed the death, described them as young dedicated doctors, saying the association and the state would really miss their contributions to the development of the health sector and humanity in general.
“We are shocked by their sudden death because they are such promising and highly dedicated young doctors in our midst.
“We were not aware of the death until this morning (Monday) after their corpses were brought to Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital,” he said.
He prayed Allah to reward them with the highest place in Jannah and grant their families the fortitude to bear the irreparable losses.
