Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- A tribunal set up by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has adjourned the hearing of the charges against three doctors accused of negligence.

The doctors, Iyoha Joseph, Obafemi Kuye and Oyewunmi Oladipo, were alleged to have administered unnecessary drugs to a three-month-old baby, Peace Oluwole.

The doctors were also accused of delaying necessary action which eventually led to the baby's death.

The baby was admitted to the R. Jolad Hospital in Gbagada, Lagos State, in March 2013, where the three doctors work.

The doctors appeared before the tribunal headed by the chairman, Abba Hassan.

The medical and dental profession in Nigeria is regulated by the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act Cap 221 (now ...