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The Borno state chapter of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) says its members have opted out of the ongoing nationwide strike.

Muhammad Abdullahi, state acting president of the association, made this known in a statement issued in Maiduguri on Monday.

The statement quoted Abdullahi as saying: “It should be noted that majority of inhabitants of the 27 local government areas of Borno are currently residing in Internally Displaced Persons’ camps in Maiduguri.

“Two days ago, about 200 victims with different ailments were freed from captivity within Bama town and its environs, all receiving care in our facility.

“Maiduguri is a war theatre comprising men of the Nigeria army who need all our support in terms of provision of healthcare services.

“It should also be noted that University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital is the only hospital serving not only Borno but serves as reference centre for other states in the Northeast, bedevilled by Boko Haram insurgency.”

Abdullahi  said the situation made the state’s chapter to call on the leadership of NARD to consider the plight of the people and exempt it from the industrial action.