Following the senseless deaths of many gunshot victims in Nigeria on account of hospitals that denied them treatment without a police report, the Acting Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has put an to weird practice by ordering the compulsory treatment of gunshot victims without police report.
The directive was contained in a police internal memo signed by the Force Principal Staff Officer, Olatunji Disu, on Wednesday.
IGP Egbetokun said the directive was in line with the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act 2017.
The memo reads, “I forward herewith a copy of letter HMSH&SW/IG/CTCV/ 10/2023 dated 3rd October, 2023 received from Federal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare on the above-underlined subject, and write to convey the directive of the Inspector-General of Police that you comply with and enforce the provisions of the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act 2017 without any hesitation.
“The Inspector-General of Police further directs that you make this a subject of lecture and circulate widely for the members of the public to be aware of our compliance with the National Law.”
