Wunmi, a 20 year old National Diploma student of the Rufus Giwa
Polytechnic in Owo, Ondo State has tragically passed away after a
botched abortion.
Her boyfriend who is also the herbalist who gave her a concoction to terminate the pregnancy is currently in Police custody.
Her boyfriend who is also the herbalist who gave her a concoction to terminate the pregnancy is currently in Police custody.
But when her father later died, the suspect walked his way into the
heart of the deceased and a relationship ensued and he begin to fend for
her. Some years into the relationship, the unexpected reportedly
happened and the suspect reportedly prepared a concoction for his lover
to terminate the unwanted pregnancy.
The deceased was said to have taken the
concoction and after some days she developed severe abdominal pain.
Sensing that trouble was knocking at his door, the suspect was said to
have rushed her to a private hospital where the doctor who was recently
picked up and quizzed by detectives helped them to evacuate the remnants
of the pregnancy.
After the
evacuation of the fetus by the doctor in the private hospital, her
persistent complaint of abdominal pain made the suspect to relocate her
to the State general hospital where she later gave up the ghost.
According to relatives, the deceased kept her pregnancy and abortion a
secret. In addition, when initially admitted to the State General
Hospital, the couple allegedly failed to disclose the relevant medical
history (the abortion and evacuation).
“It was a friend called Omololu who informed me that my sister has been
admitted in the State specialist hospital and was critically ill. I
rushed to the hospital to meet my sister in pain complaining of stomach
ache. She insisted that the doctors should not give her injection or
drips as prescribed.”
