National Diploma (ND) Science Laboratory
Technology student of the Rufus Giwa
Polytechnic, Owo, died from complications of a
failed abortion after her herbalist boyfriend gave
her a concoction to terminate her pregnancy.
According to Vanguard , Wunmi met with the
herbalist while he was an apprentice to her own
father who was also a herbalist before he died.
The deceased and the suspect started an affair
after her father died. She got pregnant for him
and after they both agreed they were not ready to
become parents, he prepared a concoction and
gave to her, hoping to terminate the pregnancy.
Few days after drinking the concoction, Wunmi
developed severe abdominal pains. The pain
became very severe, forcing him to take her to a
private hospital.
The doctor they met at the hospital helped them
remove the pregnancy. This however did not stop
the pain she felt. When her condition worsened,
the boyfriend took her to the state general
hospital Akure where she died. The Ondo state
police command have since arrested boyfriend
and the doctor who carried out the abortion
procedure.
When interviewed, Funke, the elder sister to the
deceased said she was not aware that her
younger sister was pregnant and had even tried
doing an abortion
“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. While we
were in the hospital Wunmi refused to
disclose why she was given the concoction.
It was after the burial that people came to
me and narrated what really happened to
my sister I informed the family members
and we reported the matter to the Olujare
of Ijare who asked us to lodge a formal
complaint with the Police. I was informed
that someone gave her concoction to abort
the pregnancy but when she complained of
abdominal pain, she was rushed to the
hospital. I was later informed that the
doctor in the private hospital billed them
N25,000 and an initial deposit of N20,000
was paid. It was the doctor that helped
them to flush out the remnants of the
pregnancy. But when the pains persisted I
learnt she was rushed to the specialist
hospital where she later died. We will
pursue the matter to a logical conclusion
and those behind the death of our last born
should be made to face the music”, she
said.
Meanwhile the deceased has since been buried.
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