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FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by References: 10:04am On Feb 07
Press Statement on non-compliance of Medical Facilities on the Gunshot ACT 2017

In recent times, the society has witnessed a rise in the loss of lives as a result of the refusal of some health facilities to attend to gunshot and victims of one-chance who do not present police reports.

Gunshot victims come under medical emergencies that require urgent attention in order to save the life of the patient or victim. It has come to the knowledge of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social welfare, of the slow or non- compliance by most medical facilities going contrary with the gunshot Act 2017 which mandates all medical facilities to provide for the compulsory treatment and care for victims of gunshots; and related matters. The Act goes further to stipulate that:

(a) Every hospital in Nigeria whether public or private shall accept or receive for immediate and adequate treatment with or without police clearance.

(b) Every person including security agents shall render every possible assistance to any person with gunshots wounds and ensure that the person is taken to the nearest hospital for immediate treatment.

In line with this mandate, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is concerned about the spate of gunshot incidences and refusal of some of the health facilities to administer treatment and care for the victim or patient without police report.

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare,Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, therefore calls on all medical practitioners to comply with this national law by providing prompt treatment and care for these victims to prevent death while, strategies are being put in place by the Ministry to ensure compliance to the Act by Nigerian healthcare facilities.

The police is also urged to comply with and enforce the provisions of the compulsory treatment and care for victims of gunshot ACT 2017 with promptness as well as reassure the health facilities that treatment of gunshot victims is not illegal.

Signed:
Patricia Deworitshe
Director (Information)
5/2/2024

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Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by EreluRoz: 10:06am On Feb 07
And accident victims too, this stupid policy has claimed more life.

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Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by psalmskiddy(m): 10:23am On Feb 07
Okay
Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by easyfem(m): 10:23am On Feb 07
I don’t knw those mumu that brought that idea in the first place

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Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by Cassandraloius: 10:24am On Feb 07
This is one of the major things that should be looked at.

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Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by ebexofficial: 10:24am On Feb 07
If them treat police will arrest.
Is bail not free?

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Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by Mitsurugi(m): 10:24am On Feb 07
angry
Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by ebexofficial: 10:25am On Feb 07
With or without deposit too?

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Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by SeriouslySense(m): 10:26am On Feb 07
cheesy Probably people who cannot think like a normal human being.

easyfem:
I don’t knw those mumu that brought that idea in the first place

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Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by VeryWickedMan: 10:26am On Feb 07
Tinubu is finally empowering armed robbers due to the economic problems he created.

Smart.

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Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by zoer(m): 10:27am On Feb 07
Private hospital and police with money...
Hospital - Deposit

Police - Bail is free ( 50 naira bribe)
Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by ezenna191(m): 10:27am On Feb 07
Old story. Except government starts to prosecute defaulting hospitals and also engage the IGP things will not change.

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Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by sylve11: 10:28am On Feb 07
Will they comply? cool
Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by Walehelt(m): 10:28am On Feb 07
bro leke rest on

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Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by FireUpNow(m): 10:30am On Feb 07
FG please tell police to pay officers promoted the salary of the new rank from Inspector and above. Too much corruption in police salary structure and payment

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Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by superCleanworks(m): 10:30am On Feb 07
Noted for the 100th time
Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by MANNABBQGRILLS: 10:31am On Feb 07
Very Good Development.

In saner climes, even after the police shoot a hardened criminal, kidnapper, drug lord, they still call an ambulance or fly them to the hospital for treatment.
While the criminals will be on surveillance or handcuffed to the hospital beds.
Then they can come back to face the consequences of their crime as they are getting better.

Slow and steady,
We will get to the nation of our dreams whether the evil ones like it or not.

God bless Nigeria 🇳🇬

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Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by obinna58(m): 10:31am On Feb 07
Trying to divert people’s attention from hardship
Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by MANNABBQGRILLS: 10:31am On Feb 07
superCleanworks:
Noted for the 100th time
Na for where u dey note am from

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Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by MANNABBQGRILLS: 10:32am On Feb 07
obinna58:
Trying to divert people’s attention from hardship
No news ever make sense to you.
Y'all must wail in everything in life sha.
We pray any one you no will never be a victim of that policy.
People dey ooo

Trustedpronet:
That was how they killed my friend okoro when they refused to treat him in Bauchi after an accident because is mouth was smell alcohol.
Obinna58,
U dey hear so.
Fifty-hate indeed.
Hisssssss

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Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by Trustedpronet: 10:32am On Feb 07
That was how they killed my friend okoro when they refused to treat him in Bauchi after an accident because is mouth was smelling alcohol.

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Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by MayowaTallguy: 10:33am On Feb 07
Tinubu is working

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Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by ruffDiamond: 10:33am On Feb 07
ebexofficial:
With or without deposit too?
na the Koko be dat .law or no law if Dem no see money, nothing go happen o even same with police! very useless , corrupt bastards lots angry
Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by Curious345: 10:33am On Feb 07
Do d govt have the list of all public and private hospitals in Nigeria?

This should be a circular to those institutions, not to us the public

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Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by BreconHills(m): 10:34am On Feb 07
Simple.

Just close down any errant hospital or let a court appointed administrator run it for 6 -12 months.

So many people have died needlessly.

Also relatives of deceased person should stop harassing doctors in such cases. In some cases these wounds are fatal and all the hospital can do is give it a go.
Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by stano2(m): 10:34am On Feb 07
We have been seeing this instructions only on social media.
Real life implementation matters.
Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by marsup: 10:35am On Feb 07
About time.
Re: FG To Police, Hospitals: Gunshot Victims Should Be Treated without Clearance by Haydens: 10:36am On Feb 07
Hope it's not audio cause many innocent victims that was unlucky with stray bullet have died because of that.

They should even implement that doctors should treat their patients first before requesting form any deposit

But, funny and most wicked thing is that Nigeria establishments are immune to laws.

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