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Barely 4 weeks after this photo was taken, Oranye Ruth was hit by a car where she was waiting to cross in Lekki phase 2. Ruth although sustaining major head injuries was still alive and was carried to a nearby private hospital which turned her away demanding a police report. 1/8 
By the time the group arrived at the government hospital which was a distance away in Epe, Ruth had given up the ghost. She was just 27. This practice of demanding for a police report before treating victims has no backing in the law, but why do hospitals still do it? 2/8
Through the month of November, I and my friend Tessa Doghor will be teaming with some of Nigeria’s biggest blogs and news organizations for the #TreatFirstQuestionsLater campaign which advocates for speedy medical attention in an emergency situation before anything else. 3/8
