‘Doctor’ Held After Mother Of Four Dies On Abortion Table

A 56-year maternity operator described as a quack doctor, Salahudeen Jamiu has been arrested by police in Ogun State after carrying out an abortion that led to the death of a married mother of four, Kehinde Olakitan.

The suspect was arrested following a report by the husband of the deceased who reported at Onipanu Division that he received a call from one Dupe Odebunmi who claimed to be a nurse that his wife was sick and on admission at Mojisola Maternity clinic belonging to Jamiu.

A police statement on the development issued by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, Public Relations Officer for the Ogun State Command of the police said that the complainant on getting to the clinic, found nobody there, but on his way back home, he discovered the corpse of his wife in front of a building close to his house.

“Upon the report, the DPO Onipanu Division SP Magdalene Adeniji detailed her detectives to launch a serious manhunt for the operator of the maternity center. Their efforts yielded positive result when the suspect was arrested on the 24th of October 2019.

“On interrogation, the suspect admitted carrying out an abortion on the deceased who was brought to him by her friend by name Dupe Odebunmi and that the deceased a mother of four died in the process. He confessed further that it was out of fear that made him dump her corpse in the frontage of a house close to the woman’s residence.

“The corpse of the deceased has been deposited at the General Hospital, Ota mortuary for autopsy.”

“Meanwhile, the commissioner of police CP Bashir Makama has ordered the transfer of the suspect to homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for proper investigation and prosecution.

“The CP also appealed to members of the public to always patronize qualify health providers whenever the need arises instead of seeking medical assistance from quack and unqualified practitioners.”

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