Indian authorities have instructed the Nigerian branch of an Indian hospital in Abuja to return the passports of four Indian doctors and enable them travel home over the fear of Ebola Virus.
India’s ministry of External Affairs made the call stating that this isn’t a diplomatic issue as the lives of its citizens are in danger despite the fact that Abuja which is the Nation’s capital is far from the harm of the virus.
In a statement by it’s spokesman, the ministry said…”the doctors are Indians. As of this time, this is not a diplomatic issue of any sort between India and Nigeria.”
In a statement by it’s spokesman, the ministry said…”the doctors are Indians. As of this time, this is not a diplomatic issue of any sort between India and Nigeria.”
“It is true that there is no law which permits a hospital to keep passports of Indian nationals with them. So we have taken it up with hospital concerned and asked them to hand over the passport to Indian doctors because this is not permissible under Indian law nor permissible under local law,” the official told reporters in New Delhi on Wednesday.
The hospital in question is Primus Hospital, an Indian owned health facility in Abuja.
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