Gabon: three technicians jailed after seven medical devices stolen
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Agpgabon
Three technicians at Fougamou Departmental Hospital in Gabon have been remanded in custody after seven medical devices, including two ultrasound scanners and two electrocardiographs, went missing. They were detained at Mouila Central Prison as part of an investigation opened by the authorities, according to corroborating sources cited by the Gabonese Press Agency.
Three technicians at Fougamou Departmental Hospital in Gabon’s Ngounié province have been remanded in custody at Mouila Central Prison over suspected theft of medical equipment, according to corroborating sources cited by the Gabonese Press Agency. Seven devices have been reported missing, including two ultrasound scanners and two electrocardiographs.
The suspects were arrested as part of an investigation opened by the relevant authorities. Fougamou is the capital of Tsamba-Magotsi department in southern Gabon.
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