IGP Tells Hospitals To Save Lives First Before Asking For Police Reports
On Monday, during an interview, The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu announced that doctors should take care of victims of gunshot wounds first before requesting for any Police report.
Speaking on the police policy on people with gunshot wounds, Adamu said, “No, we don’t do that, save life first even if it’s an individual, suspected robber or kidnapper, or bandits.
“If he or she has gunshot wounds and goes to the hospital, his life must be saved first before thinking of any other thing to do.
“There is no issue of asking for a police report before you treat anybody with gunshot wounds”, he further added.
Lately, The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have warned hospitals and doctors to desist from rejecting gunshot victims, stating that such an act constitutes a huge violation of existing laws and principles.
According to the NPF, doctors and hospitals that reject these victims are criminally liable on account of the provision of the Compulsory Treatment and Care of Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017.
Recall that in 2017, a bill was signed into law to ensure that victims of gunshot wounds receive the necessary immediate treatments in hospitals.
According to the then Senate President, Bukola Saraki; “By the passage of this Bill, the Senate has moved to ensure that every hospital in Nigeria, both public and private, must accept to treat victims of gunshot wounds without any clearance from the police.”
