By Francesca Hangeior
The Chief Executive Officer of Educare – an online learning platform, Alex Onyia, has disclosed how his friend, Kene Nnadi, narrowly escaped death.
Onyia, known for sponsoring the tutorials of some candidates of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, shared the news via his X handle on Tuesday evening.
Tweeting as #winexviv, Onyia noted that some assailants wanted to kill his friend but the attempt didn’t claim his life.
He stated that 16 bullets had been removed from the victim’s body with three more remaining.
Onyia added that his friend, Nnadi, was rejected by hospitals in Nigeria. He, however, didn’t disclose the hospitals or their locations.
“16 extra bullets removed from his body and three remaining. They wanted to kill my friend Kene but God said no. All hospitals rejected him and asked for a police report before treating him.
“We managed to get one that attended to him until we flew him to London. Today, we thank God,” the tweet read.
Findings by our correspondent revealed that the victim, with full name, Fredrick Kenechi Nnadi, is a lawyer and a member of the People’s Democratic Party who contested as a candidate for the Enugu North Constituency in the Enugu State House of Assembly in 2018.
In 2022, Nnadi, again, contested for the Enugu North and South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.
However, some users on X.com, bemoaned the lack of care for human life at some Nigerian hospitals, while some were thankful that the lawyer cum politician was alive.
In late October 2023 that the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, directed the compulsory treatment of gunshot victims without police report.
This was in line with the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act 2017, according to the directive of the police boss.
However, the tweeps expressed dismay at how some hospitals have failed to comply with the police IG’s directive.
An X user, That Ajulu tweeting as #ajulu_ asked, “I need help understanding this police report rule. Even if they suspect foul play, is it not better for them to call the police to the hospital while they treat the person.?”
Onyia stated, “These people are non-challant. I honestly don’t understand the reason behind police reports on gunshot wounds. And there was a new rule passed by the Senate under Saraki that gunshot victims should be attended to but these hospitals are ignorant of it.”
A tweep, Airdrop global (Storm) tweeting as #Airdropglobal5, wondered, “19 bullets and he’s still alive ? He’s a lucky man.”
A user on X, Oluwashola, tweeting as #Sholexx_ opined, “These are pellets from pump action cartridges. They’re not bullets. Nobody will survive 19 bullet wounds on the body. The body can’t sustain such a devastating injury. A cartridge carries approximately 12 pellets. He was shot twice. Glad he’s alive and doing fine.”