LUGBE ARMED ROBBERY: POLICE ENGAGE HOODLUMS, CALLS ON MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO REPORT GUNSHOT PATIENTS
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 following distress calls on the activities of some hoodlums who took advantage of the ongoing protests which began on Thursday 1st August, 2024, to block the Lugbe end of the Shehu Musa Yaradua Expressway at about 10 pm, and embarked on a massive robbery and assault of innocent citizens, which led to an exchange of fire with police operatives in Lugbe area of Abuja.
While instructing medical practitioners to accord all necessary medical assistance to gunshot victims In line with the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act 2017, the police operatives noted that it was imperative to notify its Division/Formation within the jurisdiction of the hospital or health care facility to interview such patient to ascertain their person/roles in the prevailing security situation in the FCT.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police has warned 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.
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