…… Calls on Medical Personnel to be on high alert, and report gunshot patients to police.
In response to distress calls regarding the actions of some thugs who, on Thursday, August 1, 2024, took advantage of the ongoing protests to block the Lugbe end of the Shehu Musa Yaradua Motorway at approximately 10 p.m., they launched a massive assault and robbery of defenceless civilians, which resulted in gunfire between police officers and civilians in the Lugbe neighbourhood of Abuja.
According to a press release signed by the FCT Police Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adeh Josephine, said that the FCT Command has put all medical personnel in and around the Federal Capital Territory on high alert to the possibility of receiving victims with gunshot wounds.
“In line with the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act 2017, it is instructive to note that such patients come under medical emergencies that require urgent attention to save the life of the patient, and should be accorded all necessary medical assistance, Adeh said.
The statement reads, “However, the Police Division/Formation within the jurisdiction of such hospital or health care facility should be informed to interview such patient to ascertain their person/roles in the prevailing security situation in the FCT.
“The Commissioner of Police hereby warns unscrupulous elements who may want to hide under the guise of protest to carry out heinous crimes such as armed robbery, shop breaking, rape, assault on innocent citizens and vandalization of public property to desist from such as police officers and other security agents have been put on red alert to curtail them and maintain law and order.
“The Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, psc, mni, while appreciating residents of the FCT for their continuous cooperation, assures that all relevant measures will be emplaced to ensure that the current protests do not infringe on their fundamental rights or cause them losses or damage to their property.
