THE health centre in ‘C’ Field, Sophia was again robbed on Wednesday, causing nurses there to put up a “closed until further notice” sign.The last time the facility was robbed, the nurses had vowed not to work there any longer until something is done about the spate of robberies there.

A resident in the area told the Chronicle, on condition of anonymity, that the nurses are very scared to work at the centre having been robbed several times in the past.

“This is bad for the community because this is the only health centre around,” the resident lamented.

The gunman, who went to take a patient for medical treatment, waited until they went in to the nurse to stage the robbery. The patient’s details, and the car number that took him and the robber to the centre were handed over to the authorities, the resident informed.

According to this newspaper, there is a female security officer at the site who is incapable of dealing with this situation as the robbers are armed.

“These are young men ages 15-19 and no older,” said the resident. No major damage was done this last time as the nurses quickly raised an alarm, causing the robber to escape.

During a previous robbery, a gunman pretending to be suffering from severe back pain, robbed a doctor and four nurses of their personal belongings at the said centre. While he was inside the medical centre, an accomplice was on the lookout in the waiting area.

The doctor was with a patient when a nurse entered the room and informed him about the patient with the back pain. The bandit then rushed into the room and pulled out a gun, robbing the doctor of his gold band and chain. The nurses were also relieved of their cellphones.