Protest: Report gunshot patients to us – FCT Police alert hospitals after gun battle with hoodlums

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command has placed all medical personnel in and around the territory on high alert to the possibility of receiving victims with gunshot wounds.

This followed a gun battle between operatives of the command and hoodlums who blocked the Lugbe end of the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Expressway at about 10 pm on Thursday night.

A statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Josephine Adeh said the hoodlums took advantage of the ongoing protest against hardship to embark on a massive robbery and assault of innocent citizens in the Lugbe area.

According to the statement, health personnel in the territory were urged to report all cases of gunshot wounds to police formation within the jurisdiction.

Part of the statement reads, “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.

“However, the Police Division/Formation within the jurisdiction of such a hospital or health care facility should be informed to interview such patients 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”.

Protest: Report gunshot patients to us – FCT Police alert hospitals after gun battle with hoodlums