Leke Baiyewu, Abuja

The Senate on Tuesday passed the Compulsory Treatment and Care of Victims of Gunshots Bill, which seeks to compel hospitals to treat persons with gunshot wounds before obtaining police report.

The bill, which was sent to the Senate by the House of Representatives for concurrence, seeks to establish a law that ensures that victims of gunshot wounds receive necessary treatment from medical workers and assistance from security agencies.

The bill also seeks to ensure that every person, including security agents, assist any person with gunshot wounds and ensure that the person is taken to the nearest hospital for treatment.

Additionally, the legislation mandates that no person with gunshot wounds shall be refused immediate and adequate treatment by any hospital in Nigeria, whether or not initial monetary deposit is paid.

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, in his remarks, noted that not every person shot was a criminal.

He said it was important that a legal framework be put into place to avoid unnecessary loss of lives.

Saraki said, “By the passage of this bill, the Senate has moved to ensure that every hospital in Nigeria, both public and private, must accept to treat victims of gunshot wounds without any clearance from the police.

“What we have done is to ensure that everyone is entitled to medical treatment, irrespective of the cause of the shooting. We should reserve judgment for the criminal justice system, and leave healthcare for the medical professionals.”

Other bills for concurrence passed by the Senate on Tuesday, which will be forwarded to the President for assent include the Animal Health and Husbandry Technologies (Registration, etc) Bill, 2017; Corporate Manslaughter Bill, 2017; National Child Protection and Enforcement Agency Bill, 2017; National Intelligence Agency Pension Board Bill, 2017; Nigerian Academy of Science Bill, 2017; and the National Postgraduate College of Medical Laboratory Science Bill.

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Nice

9ice1 4rm law we makers.

since shooting is the new trend.
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Cool.

newyorks:
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You're longer taller than that fence?

Serious height!

Corporate Manslaughter Bill?

Nne5:
Cool.

You're longer taller than that fence?
Serious height!

nne wot ido

Nice one anyways

So this people can be this sensible!

Good,will go a long way in reducing unnecessary loss of lives.

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Great move by our lawmakers.

I lost a childhood friend, while growing up due to situation like that, he was shot while celebrating our victory in Awada League (a football competition) , he was rushed to Toronto hospital and they refused to touch him until we get a police report, Awada police station refused to give the report without investigation, he took his last breath, hours later after losing to much blood. Maybe he could have been playing for Manchester United or Arsenal by now, if his life was saved that day.


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Small sense done fall on una. Nice one our dear thieves in agbada

I salute una......good move to save lives

Rugged.. They are representing..

Don't get shot.........

we need more of this.. Any Doctor that refuses to comply will loose his/her licence, enough is enough.

So many life lost due to this rubbish policy of Police report before treatment... SENATE ONE MORE BILL

DEATH PENALTY FOR CORRUPT POLITICIANS, NIGERIA SHALL BE GREAT.

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Uhm... Hope it won't backfire.. It should be for accident victims... Accident victims should be treated asap... Gunshot victims can be thieves or all this cultist guys

Nne5:
Cool.


You're longer taller than that fence?

Serious height!

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Rather, the fence is too short

So you mean no more waiting for police to come...


Evans good news oh!...
You can now continue your armed robbery without fear of being exposed when groundnut enter you...

FirstCounsel:
Corporate Manslaughter Bill?

Sense fall on you

this is awesome

I hope both private and public hospitals adhere to this

any hospital that refuses or faults should be sued

That was how Evans escaped death in SA when he got shot .

this is the first nice thing from this senate in​ my opinion

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Saraki is spot-on on this



Someone should please elucidate on corporate man slaughte bill

Good move.

Saraki has delighted me for once...