Ogun Police arrests doctor, nurse over abortion, death of patient
By Kemi Kasumu
The Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested doctor and nurse, who did abortion that led to death of their patient.
Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Sunday copy of which was sent to TheDEFENDER, said Dr Olawale Raji and Nurse Olusegun Funmilayo were arrested on Thursday 26th July for carrying out an abortion that led to the death of one Aminat Iyanda Atisola.
Their arrest followed a complaint from the sister of the deceased, one Bose Kazeem, female, of 6, Ireakari St Atan Ota, who reported that her deceased sister was two months pregnant and contracted the service of the two suspects who are working in a private hospital for the abortion of the pregnancy.
She stated further, the statement said, that the suspects carried out the unlawful act right inside the house of the deceased.
Trouble started when the deceased started having complications shortly after the abortion and she was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta for treatment but died on the way.
On receiving the report, the DPO Onipanu Division, SP Sangobiyi Johnson led his team of detectives to the scene where the two medical practitioners were promptly arrested.
The corpse of the 35 years old deceased has been deposited at the General Hospital morgue for post mortem examination.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police CP Ahmed Iliyasu has ordered that the suspects be transferred to homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for proper investigation and prosecution.
He equally warned that abortion remains an unlawful act and whoever is caught engaging in it without any medical justification will have the law of the land to contend with.
The CP further appealed to members of the public to always seek lawful professional advice on any health related issue.
