This thread is to bring our focus on our behaviours toward accident victims.There was a hit n run accident at Ladipo bustop this morning involving a man.Pple were just staring,snapping n some were just crying.It's good showing human feeling but that's not what an accident victim needed but a medical attention.The man is still alive while we pass through d scene of the accident.Some might ask what did I do to help.I can't cos I was in the staff bus.Same thing happened about a month ago at airport bustop involving a lady n a policeman on bike.They were just fortunate some air force personnels were around what it happened.They were evacuated to their barrack 4 medical attention.It hurts.Seriously it does.

I agree with you that this attitude is bad, but we need to understand why its like this. Firstly, we do not have a well grounded emergency response system in place. The ones we have are still in their infantile stage,of which many do not even know you could call a particular number in case of emergencies, in Lagos it 767. Government need to do more in this regard and improve on our near non existent emergency response system. Secondly,when a negative trend is developing,its the duty of the govt to stem it. Its high time our government introduced a be your brother's keeper law which will mandate people to take actions during emergencies and outlaw indiscriminate and unauthorised snapping of pictures during emergencies.

About 3months ago,I went shopping in Lagos island and I saw a crowd of people chasing a guy whom they accused of stealing,immediately I called 767 explained to the dispatcher what was happening, she asked for the address and few minutes later policemen came and rescued the guy from being lynched.

@op, next time you see an accident scene like that please call 767...its a Lagos state emergency number. Give a description of the location (eg along apapa oshodi exp just before the the road leading to airport) and an ambulance would be @d scene.

Cheers.

a very nice thread. Not sure of other states, but in lagos where i stay..., people do not gather to save lifes(of accident victims), instead they gather to destroy(those of alleged thiefs & kidnappers). #a very disheartening trait.

a guy lost his mother by by-passing an acccident victim. Alas,that victim was his mother!!!!!!

Zuria: @op, next time you see an accident scene like that please call 767...its a Lagos state emergency number. Give a description of the location (eg along apapa oshodi exp just before the the road leading to airport) and an ambulance would be @d scene.

Cheers.

Thanks my sis.Can't recollect d num n that's also one d behaviours we should detest.E no concern mi attitude.I've seen many adverts on that.Just that I don't bother ni.thanks.