Nigeria, July 29 -- Medical services were disrupted across several public hospitals in Lagos on Monday as doctors under the state government's employment commenced a three-day warning strike to protest salary deductions and unpaid arrears.

At the Orthopaedic Clinic of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), four patients sat quietly in the waiting area after scheduled appointments were cancelled due to the strike.

One of the patients, a middle-aged woman with rheumatism who declined to give her name, said her pain had worsened and she had looked forward to the consultation.

"I have severe pain in my legs and was hoping the doctor would help today. But they've postponed my appointment to 4 August," she said, looking distr...