Gunshot Victim Act: Prosecute hospitals for 'rejecting' shot lawyer

• Published date: 24 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Anon-governmental organisation, the Crime Victims Foundation of Nigeria (CRIVIFON) has called for the prosecution of management of the two hospitals which allegedly refused to accept Lagos lawyer Omobolanle Raheem for treatment when she was shot by a police officer, (ASP) Drambi Vandi on Christmas Day in Ajah area of Lagos.

The Executive Director of the foundation, Mrs Gloria Egbuji, in a statement said the refusal of the two hospitals to accept the female lawyer for treatment whose life was in critical condition was in contravention of the Compulsory Treatment of Gunshot and Accident Victims Act of 2017.

The hospitals are both in Lekki, and Ajah areas of Lagos.

Mrs Egbuji noted that following the unprovoked shooting of Mrs. Raheem, who was in company of her husband and others in their family car on Christmas Day, by an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Drambi Vandi, she was first rushed to a specialist hospital where she was allegedly rejected ostensibly due to non-submission of police report.

She was subsequently taken to a second hospital, but no help was forthcoming before she was rushed to Grandville Hospital where she was confirmed dead.

CRIVIFON, which was at the forefront...