The family of Angela Igwetu, a
member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, shot dead by a police
officer, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibraham Idris,
demanding justice against Garki General Hospital.
In the petition, the family told
the police authorities to go after the hospital, insisting that the autopsy
report faulted the claims made by the hospital.
Angela, a 23-year-old corps
member, had joined few of her friends on July 4, 2018 at a hangout before their
Passing out Parade scheduled for the following day, DAILY POST has reported.
The group were reportedly on
their way home around 3 am when Angela was shot at a checkpoint immediately
after Ceddi Plaza by a police officer, identified as Benjamin Peters.
She was subsequently rushed to
the General Hospital, Garki, where she eventually gave up the ghost around 6
am.
A petition, which was written by
the family’ s counsel, Simphil Associates to the Commissioner of Police, FCT
Police Command, read in part, “We are solicitors to Chief Geoffrey Igwetu (
hereinafter referred to as our client ), the father to the late Angela Nkechi
Igwetu who died on July 4, 2018, at the Garki Hospital, within the jurisdiction
of the FCT Command.
“According to our client, his
daughter , late Nkechi, was allegedly shot about 3. 05 am along the road of the
CEDI plaza, Central Business District, Abuja, and within five minutes of the
incident, she was rushed to the Garki Hospital, Abuja, for medical attention.
“Surprisingly, the hospital refused
to promptly administer the treatment on the grounds that the family must
deposit N50, 000 before any medical service would be rendered to her. They
reportedly rejected an offer of transfer of the said sum to their account and
insisted on production of the money in cash.
“The family claimed that the
hospital watched its daughter died slowly, adding that after the Divisional
Police Officer of the Central Area Police Division reportedly deposited N20,
000 with the promise of personally ensuring the payment of the balance of N 30,
000, the hospital still refused to conduct medical examination on Angela.
“We are still in shock that after
five days of the death of late Nkechi, the Garki General Hospital released a
report, dated July 9, 2018, claiming among other issues that there was no ‘exit
wound’ on her . Unbelievable!
“The condition/ demand by the
said hospital as pre -condition before the late Nkechi could be treated and the
eventual refusal/neglect to give her the required medical treatment is contrary
to the provisions of the Compulsory Treatment and Care of Victims of Gunshots
Act signed into law by the President and Commander in Chief of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria on December 20, 2017.
“In view of the above , it is our
brief to demand that you investigate the above allegations for the possible
prosecution of the Chief Medical Director (CMD ) and other staff of the
hospital on duty on the early hours of July 4, 2018, for their failure to
comply with the extant laws that will make it compulsory that people in the
situation such as late Miss Nkechi found herself are treated promptly.
“Our client strongly believes
that prompt medical care could have saved the life of his daughter , late
Angela Nkechi Igwetu,” the petition added.
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