Nigeria lifts gun wound law

Nigeria has lifted a law, which forced hospitals to withhold emergency treatment from victims of gun attacks until a police report has been filed.



The law has been revoked over concerns about a rising death rate from bullet wounds.



It comes weeks after newspaper editor Bayo Ohu died from bullet wounds after a hospital reportedly waited for a police report rather than treat him.



Nigeria is notorious for gun-related crime including kidnapping and robbery.



Earlier this year its commercial capital, Lagos, topped a poll of the world\'s most dangerous places to work.



The government said it would now withdraw the licences of any clinics failing to abide by the new ruling.