Fresh details have emerged about the tragic death of a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officer, Blessing Akpan, who was fatally stabbed by an unknown assailant in Bwari, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Blessing was attacked in the early hours of Tuesday last week in front of her residence in Piawe, behind the Chief’s palace. The officer, who was serving under the Bwari Central Division, FCT Command, was confirmed dead at the Bwari General Hospital.
According to Daily Trust, she was rushed to multiple hospitals but was denied prompt treatment because of the absence of a police report.
One of her friends, who requested anonymity, identified the first hospital as Gabriel Hospital, which later referred her to St. Theresa Hospital, both in Bwari.
“It is painful that we lost Officer Blessing, as she was fondly called due to a weak and uncoordinated system,” she lamented.
“Someone was dying, and you insisted there must be a police report before she was attended to. Honestly, this is very sad to say the least. Besides, she’s also a security personnel. We showed them her office identity card, they still didn’t attend to her, hence the reason we were taking her from one place to another until she died.”
