The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, has urged medical personnel and members of the public to attend to accident victims and persons with gunshot injuries without requesting for a police report prior.
He however noted that the police should be informed for necessary action after attending to them.
He explained that the call is necessary due to neglects and untimely death of victims following fear of being implicated without Police involvement.
The Police High Command also ordered its Officers not to harass good Samaritans in this regard, but endeavour to elicit correct facts in relation to incident from them.
This is contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Force Spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu.
The statement read: “Doctors on duty are equally duty bound to treat victims of gunshot wounds and further inform Police of relevant facts. The safety of Nigerians is a collaborative effort of all and sundry.
“Police therefore, enjoin citizens not to relent in their cooperative attitude in ensuring safety of all. While they are also to report any suspicious person or persons to the nearest Police Station.”
-The Nation
I hope this memo has been well circulated to hospitals ?Some Doctors are so busy that they dont know what the Headline are...
Better!!! B4 a police report will come, the person would av died
ReplyDeleteThis is a welcome development...
DeleteThe only good news I have heard about Nigeria in a very long time...
Am telling u. This is good news.
DeleteThey won't listen o. I remember Fashola passed this law over 4years ago when many lost their lives because hospitals refused them treatment without a police report. So many people that were shot by armed robbers who should have lived, died back to back in the past years... I think it's wickedness. Even if the person is an armed robber, at least treat him first before seeking for a police report. Hopefully Arase would change the face of the Nigerian police force. The rot in the force is too much.
DeleteYes I so support this.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to you dear Stella, wishing you many more successfull years with sound health and wealth.
*Larry was here*
Very nice
ReplyDeleteGood move. Gréât ! sure with this alots of lives will be save. Bonjour Stella.
ReplyDeleteThis should be the best news in recent times. Innocent lives have been lost due to this ancient & barbaric rule/law. For repealing it, the IG becomes our 'Man of The Month'.
ReplyDeleteGhanaman signing out!
Finally. I wonder the IG that made the initial pronouncement criminalizing treatment of gunshot victims without police report. All these police pronouncements wey nor get force of law e.g tinted vehicles et al
DeleteArase has been making a lot of positive impact since becoming IG. Infact I'm beginning to see and feel a lot of change in the entire country... government parastatals aren't left out of the change move. In another two years we'll be on a whole new level.
DeleteThey should go further to arrest any doctor who refuses to treat these people, lock dem up and throw d keys away!
ReplyDeleteLol.
DeleteDark mind.
I have returned the stolen bag tho. Twas your bf's.
Good to know. Now, go and steal no more.
DeleteThis will go a long way to save innocent souls
ReplyDeleteThis is great news to me!
ReplyDeleteKnew someone that died just because there was no police report after armed robbers shot him.
Thank you IGP Arase
That is how should always be instead of reporting every-time.
ReplyDeleteGood initiative...
ReplyDeleteIs a welcome development
ReplyDeleteMr oga police, the same way a law was passed about gunshot victims berra pass same law about doctors helping them!
ReplyDeleteVery well
ReplyDeleteBetter best...
ReplyDeleteThat's very good
ReplyDeleteThis law has cost some innocent lives
Good...reduced percentage of death rate as a result of police report frm accident victims..
ReplyDeleteEka joy, dont you sound stupid? Lock them up and throw away the keys, maybe you will become a doctor overnight to take care of patients when all the doctors have been lucked up.
ReplyDeleteYour illiterate self didnt know that it wasnt the doctors that made the law in the first place. Let them pass the law to that effect if they are serious.
People like you just stay online and rant as if dotors are the cause of your ill mental state.
Ode! If dem refuse to treat u, after they must have shot u(e fit happen), I hope Ur dead self will not allow dem send dem to jail. Oloshi, Ur death awaits u
DeleteDon't mind the stupid mofo.
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