Wunmi Agbeluyi, 20, a National Diploma (ND) Science
Laboratory Technology student of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, died from
complications of a failed abortion after her herbalist boyfriend (an apprentice
to her own father who was also a herbalist) gave her a concoction to terminate her
pregnancy.
According to Vanguard,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
According to Vanguard,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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