The Inspector-General of Police , Mohammed Adamu has urged doctors to treat victims of gunshot wounds first before asking for any Police report.programme.
“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. The Nigeria Police Force have in recent times warned hospitals and doctors to desist from rejecting gunshot victims, saying such an act constitutes a flagrant violation of existing law.According to the NPF, doctors who reject these victims are criminally liable on account of the provision of the Compulsory Treatment and Care of Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017.seeking to establish a law that ensures that victims of gunshot wounds receive the necessary treatment.
According to the Senate President at that time, Dr Bukola Saraki, the bill will help put a legal framework in place to prevent unnecessary loss of lives, especially as not every gunshot victim is a criminal.
I will regard this statement same as the saying 'bailing is free' but when you get to the station you will know the real truth.
That's the instinct of most Drs ,but Police Wahala too much
My problem in dis country is when dis statement are made and officers disobey wht punishment is given. Or are this statement met for d media houses? Go to govt hospital with bullet than u know why u need to get a police report.
nucjpresident Better late than never.
If only they will adhere to the instruction. Smh.
Ayokiitan1 They shouldn't be told at this first normal human brain should know this without being told. It's a disgrace and absolute stupidity to ask for police report before saving a life.
'the next victim of the next accident taking to the next door's hospital, would still be asked by the stubborn doctor/nurse to present PoliceNG's report before treatment...' quote me!
I thought nassnigeria passed a bill on this or did it not scale through/wasn't assented to
Buhari need to sack you police IG
This is welcomed
Theory v Practice
Unfortunately these are social media policies. What a confused leaders.
This is a good one, thank God this new idea Mr IGP
Hospitals that disobey this directive should also be penalized. Same goes for the DPO in that locality also you will see prompt compliance.
sir
He says somtin good for the first time in his life but we can't trust thier hypocritical talk
This is good. The authority should go a step further to establish a commission that would be in charge of offsetting such hospital bills. I think many private hospitals are concerned about who would pay and in the unlikely event that the patient dies in the process, what happens?
Will they ever hear, they should keep asking of police report because life don't have value for them
This is the best news ever
What if the young man whom died from injuries sustained from robbery and ur men couldn't help instead watched the helpless boy die
Thank you sir. Life first. There should be public awareness to this effect.
Wow I'm impressed, he said something that actually good.
Them no go still do am trust me no be 9ja we dey so tarrrr
Oh! They are deaf, they all have coconut head and severe wicked in heart. They will not hear. Oloshi doctors and co.
This is coming from someone whose head is shaking! Your appointment has expired and won't be reconfirmed..
We hope this will be implemented. We have a right to life not death.
We don't have a system that works. We are used to tragedies. Smh
Not just talking dot com, enforce it and stop police from arresting and detaining the good Samaritans for helping the accident victims.
Akuko ndi mgbu
I hope they listen.
This song has faded in our ears. It has always been same song with different rhythm 💔💔💔
Good news from IGP, the hospital should not forget to inform the Police Department immediately the patient is receiving treatment. Just my advice.
Exactly.
...he forgot to add 'bail is free'
Make it a law
Isn't that what they asked for to treat the pilot of the ikeja helicopter crash last year. The guy eventually died. Our system creates so much mess and it turned Doctors that should be saving lives to be perceived as murderers. I hope this new directive will strictly be obeserved
And the people some of your men kill by sharp shooting or knock down danfo chase..... What will be in their police report or how will they present them to the hospital after admission? Abeg no lie oh.
If at all they will hear
So they changed everybody else except this one....I'm tired of seeing this IG abeg!
Hope those hospitals would be updated, but they refused to.
Na so...Liars.
Louder
Story for the God DPO will say is not in there constitution.
Policemen can be attached to hospitals so that they can handcuff any suspect to the bed while they are being treated.
Dis guy make sense for d first time
No be d first time una dey talk am be dis abeg
That is legal.
Let there be a policy backing this up 😐
Tell your boys to respect that as well, it’s not only by talking
Laws had been enacted since but those hospital are just been wicked..
Pls let this be layed out very loud and clearly oO. Hospitals wont hear this
Hospitals still ask for police report before saving a life?
Thumbs up , sir . A great move .
TELL YOUR MEN!!!!!!!!!!!
The best decision you have ever made sir... Best news today..
Shey una dey now😡😡.... Police report seekers
This is coming after many lives has been lost due to police report. Police and hospitals shouldn't have anything incommon
How I wish we can tag all hospitals out there, the IGP should help circulate a memo on this! Meanwhile, PoliceNG should be lenient with cases arising esp if victims lost their lives.
Alas!!! The IGP has one reasonable thing to say! I don't know when hospitals will learn
Louder
About time
I dont know how many times we have to ring this bell
Born liars
They really should pass a law to that effect, sadly I don’t see it ever happening. I stand to be corrected though🤷♀️
Story!!! , they never ask for money first na police report they wan ask?
Tell them oh sir
Better
This man dey do hard drugs
.....MAKING SENSE!!
Hope the system permit it.....
Someone needs to check on this guy. Saying nice things recently. Is it handing over season?
Not saving lives first before seeking Police Report later is a type of madness I practically will never understand. You might as well pass the death sentence on the victim yourself. We live in a nation where we have less proactive sectors and more reactive ones. Painful
I love dis,change dis law
I hope it resonates across.
We have lost somany lives concerning this matter but not has been done. Stop telling them through put in writing PoliceNG
Life has no value in Nigeria...Ur telling a dying man to go n get police report...that has been the case from time immemorial...honestly hope that our health professionals will start saving lives they swore to save....
Director of kidnapper, well the message is long overdue but still welcome, the message is a chief of kidnappers in Nigeria
Better
Stop saying it.. Make it a law... If any hospital fail to do so, Will be penalized...
PoliceNG na today? And they do that bcos people dont burn their hospitals down
Put this as a memo not by word of mouth... Haha.. haba
Mtvheeeeewwww Does your men know what life means? You kill person because of N50, wetin worst pass am?
Over to the doctors in the house, is this true?
This man is the most unreasonable human I've ever come across in life . When he talks I wonder what qualifies him ,his present rank'cos is obvious he has nothing to offer other than confusing the country the more.
Story
You are going soon, werey dey disguise
ThisIsMansherry The first meaningful statement he'll make since last year.
Make it a law.
Please oo they seriously need to address this issue because our so called hospitals are found of this.
This one will just open his mouth whaaaaa!!
Baba adamu dey fear, make them no remove am 😂
Best thing this man has said since in office...
Nurses and doctors are innocent of this, the problem is the desk workers and receptionists in hospitals
Mr IGP , pls let's this directives be pasted at d entrance of every hospitals and any medical practitioner in its violation should face d wrath of law equivalent to manslaughter.
Protect first before killing unjustly.
I’m not sure we can say this enough & then the police officers across board need to be educated even more. If they cease the harassment of hospitals on these cases, then the hesitance will naturally give way. Sad we are still having to emphasize this.
I hope your boys have ears to listen and brain to remember this
They need to get this into their heads
Audio 🌝
Please make a law that takes care of it.not mere talking.commendable
another lie
Nice
Media govt.
He has not been sacked ?
When u done noble we commend you but when you get out of track we 🥊👊🏽 Weldone IGP for this 👍🏽
Nobody: Thank God someone is thinking 💭
That's a good one, long overdue. Please give it the widest publicity.
Wen dis guy was appointed as IGP, him neck long o. But see am now, nigga don fresh😂 money good o. I like Adamu for one tin sha, he is a calm man. Very calm compare to his drunkard predecessor
Sound bites.. we've heard a awful lot of them. 😡😡😡
The fact that hospitals have to still be told this is mind boggling to me. Like i cannot fathom how daft some people can be. Even medical professionals. This country sha get as e be. Is it our air? Do we inhale stupidity on a regular basis? Is that why we are like this? 😠😠😠
A country without institutions!
That is no rocket science
Gaskiya Ba Adibsenior and Co, Kuna ji ko
You spoke well this time IGP
If this is not hypocritical, then this is one of the most commendable efforts by the PoliceNG
So this man have small brain
Our IGP is now making good changes...so many life has been lost because of police report. Thank You Sir
Werey why can't you tell the senate to pass a bill so that it can be implemented asap by every hospital 🙄 As if you'll arrest any doctor that refuse to comply
So that if the patient eventually dies, you will go after the hospital. Who will be there to fight for the hospital? Put it into law.
Wrong! Do NOT save criminals, hooligans if they cannot produce a police report. They are useless to the society anyway.
A memo should be sent to all clinics in respect of this. And any clinic that deny should be fine.
Are they not being forced by a stupid law to ask for a report first? Hospitals are in fear of being shut down or doctors and other staffs arrested by police, if they admit and treat first. Govt should revoke the law with immediate effect.This is the only way this would work.
Who borrowed sense give him? Tooroo
Please Inform all your police men and women for the new development! Because they will still hold hospitals accountable for any thing otherwise.
HMM Nigerian police force is a problem to itself and others. they will even ask for money to open a file for the report. cant see any sign of reformation in the nigerian police
They will hear?
It's not In your handbook ? NigerianPolice
This man is taking life in denial to another level.
True talk.
They have used that to kill many people
Many have died as a result of this singular act by hospitals, I pray they change.
The reality is different.
The best thing you've ever said in your entire life...👍👍👍
I hope they're can understand that!
Does the system permit save life first ? Because police will still held doctors responsible for not asking for report before treatment especially when it’s a Gun shot injury..
Setting trap for Doctors, abi? Is it that the IGP is unaware of how policemen brutalize Doctors for treating patients that are wanted, or suspects by the police?
Anybody who take this goat serious is on the way to hell... How many of ur stupid talk is practiced by the thugs u gave uniforms? U dey mad Adamu
Yeye IGP
Thank God, Nigerians are coming back to their senses...
As it should be!
First meaningful statement from d IG
Make it formal guy
They should make it a law
That's right
He shouldn't tell hospitals, he should just make a written documents to d medica association. They know how to communicate to hospitals across the country
Nice
Finally you guy have started reasoning like human beings...
Please tell your men to stop harassing the doctors!
Mere words that is not backed by action. EndSWAT EndPoliceBrutality EndSarsNow HumanRights FightBack
Lack of no police reports have claimed many innocent lives. So sad 😞
Imagine what Nigeria is pouring out in 2021..... the backwardness is cancerous;our leaders till date are all a mess.
Thank you sir
This is so important.
True talk but the police should protect first before asking why you carry laptop or using iPhone.
You try
Trued talk
Good
Mere words that is not backed by action
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