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Police IG, Idris Warns Health Workers To Shun Flamboyant Lifestyle To Avoid
Attention
The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris
Kpotum, has advised health workers to avoid flamboyant lifestyles.
He said they should rather live simple lives in
order to avoid attracting undue attention from terrorists and others who kidnap
for ransom.
Idris gave the advice while delivering the keynote
address at the opening ceremony of a National Conference on Security of Health
Workers and Medical Practitioners organised by the Nigerian Medical Association
in Abuja on Wednesday.
According to the Police boss, kidnapping gangs and
terror groups target health workers, typically sold out by close family
members, aggrieved friends or staff, who consider them as persons of high cash
value.
He also urged the medical professionals to be
mindful of shabbily dressed persons on the highway with Military or Police
uniforms manning checkpoint, that have no solid checkpoint features or
Police/Army vehicles parked by the side.
The IGP, who regretted that over 13 health workers
were kidnapped in recent times, called for increased vigilance in order to
identify suspicious individuals and report them to security agencies.
“Avoid showing that you are rich, try and portray
yourself as a civil servant with meagre salary or running a small business.
“As healthcare professionals you are also mandated
by law to report any one who comes or was brought to your facility for
treatment of gunshot wounds. Such persons can be treated but the security
agencies should be informed for questioning,” he said.
NAIJA VOICE reports that IGP Idris was represented
at the event by the Force’s Medical Officer, Assistant Inspector-General, Kaumi
Ahmadu.
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