BREAKING NEWS: Three Korean doctors slaughtered in Yobe

Category: News Published on Sunday, 10 February 2013 09:37

Armed men on Sunday morning stormed a house in which three Korean doctors were quartered at T Junction area, Potiskum LGA of Yobe state and slaughtered them.

Yobe state Police Commissioner, Sanusi A.Rufai confirmed the incident.

"It is true," he said. "The three doctors were slaughtered while sleeping in their house."

Daily Trust gathered that the assassins jumped into the doctors' house  at around 1:30am, while a curfew was supposed to be in effect, and over-powered them.

Sources from the hospital said that all of them were male doctors on contract handling Ear, Nose and Throat, Gynecology and acupuncture cases at Potiskum General Hospital.

"Their copses have been conveyed to Federal Medical Center, Azare," Rufai said.