The Ogun State Government says it has launched a comprehensive investigation into a reported physical assault on a student of nursing by a doctor at the state hospital, Ijaiye Abeokuta.

The Office of the Honourable Commissioner for Health disclosed this  in a press statement issued by the Media Officer, Mr. Gbadamosi Adegoke, that the National Association of Nigerian Student Nurses and Midwives had made a formal report on September 30, 2024.

According to the statement, upon receiving the report, the Commissioner for Health promptly initiated an investigation to address the matter through the Civil Service redress process.

The statement reassured the public of Ogun State Government's zero tolerance for any form of abuse, calling for calm among the affected quarters as justice would be served in due course.