By Desire Emmanuel
A medical doctor based in Jos, Plateau State, has given details of how he was allegedly beaten up by some soldiers because he drove in front of their convoy and apparently did not leave the road for them.
The medical practitioner, Dr Jude Pati, gave the details on his verified X handle, saying he was allegedly beaten up by the roadside on Wednesday evening and was later taken to the barracks where he was further humiliated and punished despite telling them he is a medical doctor.
According to him, he was driving on the road and was in front of the convoy of soldiers and after some time, apparently due to his refusal to leave the road for them to pass, some of the soldiers double crossed him, stopped his car and gave him the beating of his life.
They also allegedly damaged the handle of the door of the driver’s side of his car.
He alleged that they thereafter took him to their barracks where he was subjected to more humiliation and punishment for some time, causing him to sustain a chest pain.
He added that what saved him was a message he sent to his fiancée who in turn alerted his parents, the ECWA President and the General Secretary who raced to the barracks and when they reported the matter to a superior officer, the officer ordered that he be released immediately.
According to him, after he was allowed to go, he went to the Accident and Emergency in the state hospital to run an x-ray because he was feeling pain in his chest every time he breathes.
He wrote on his X handle: “Let it be known that late hours of yesterday, 24/12/2025 I got stopped by the Nigerian military, got humiliated and beaten up on the roadside like a criminal and taken to the barracks where I was further punished and humiliated.
“And I was threatened that if given the order to shoot me that the order will be carried. All because I was ahead of their convoy.
“I am going to post some evidence on what they did to me. I am not letting this slide by.”
His experience in the hands of the soldiers elicited reactions from other doctors who demanded for urgent arrest and punishment of the soldiers involved.
As of the time of this report, neither the Nigerian Medical Association nor the Nigerian Army had reacted to the incident.
