By Onyeanya Ebere Immaculata
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has condemned the use of ambulances for conveying corpses in Abuja, describing it as unethical and unacceptable.
Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, Secretary of the Health Services and Environment Secretariat, disclosed this after the fifth meeting of the FCT Executive Committee chaired by Minister Nyesom Wike.
She said the administration would procure hearses dedicated to corpse transportation and include funds for them in the next budget.
Fasawe also announced the purchase of 12 new, fully equipped Toyota Hiace ambulances to boost emergency medical response across the territory, the first new fleet in about nine years.
“In the FCT, we have zero tolerance for an ambulance to carry a corpse. It is not ethical because a living person will lie on that stretcher without decontamination,” she said.
She urged residents to call 112 for emergencies, noting that the line is fully functional in Abuja and will soon be linked to an automated ambulance dispatch system.
