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December 14, 2019
The Nigeria Police Force hasreiterated that no Police Report is needed before any government orprivately-owned health facility could render emergency services to any victimof gunshot wounds.
The Police said every hospital inthe Nigeria is free to receive and treat victims of gunshot wounds with orwithout Police clearance, but are required to report to the nearest Policestation after commencing treatment.
The Force Spokesman Frank Mbaassured that the Police would not in any way operationally or administrativelycome in-between medical practitioners and the discharge of their fundamentalresponsibility.
The Spokesman added that by laws,victims of gunshot wounds, road accidents, victims of life stabs or any othertype of stabbing do not require a Police report before being treated by medicalpersonnel. He said the requirement is after the doctors must have saved lifeand stabilised the victim, they are required to report after treatment and notbefore treatment.
Similarly, the Nigeria MedicalAssociation, NMA President, Francis Faduyile said though many doctors have beenarrested, sometimes due to ordinary things that are within the purview ofmedical management, any doctor who rejects a patient in emergency and did notstabilise his life is liable, because the oath they took is to, first of all,save life.