On Monday, October 12, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams received patients reportedly injured in a demonstration against the demolition of the Bundu-Ama waterfront area in Port Harcourt.
MSF medical teams have so far treated nine casualties from Bundu-Ama in Teme Hospital, located in the heart of the city. All of the injuries were the result of gunshot wounds. People suffered abdominal and chest wounds, as well as bone fractures. Two patients required immediate surgical care.
“As a medical facility, our main priority is to treat patients,” said Barbara Frederick, field coordinator for MSF in Port Harcourt. “We are ready to provide further medical assistance if needed.”