Woman Nabbed While On Her Way To Bury An Aborted Baby

A 24-year-old woman identified as Chidera Nwaoga has been arrested by the Anambra State Police Command when she was on her way to bury an aborted baby.

According to the Anambra Police Command Spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, the lady was arrested around 9 pm at Ofianta village in Nsugbe along with the chemist who performed the abortion on her.

A statement was released by Haruna Mohammed which says;

IT WOULD BE RECALLED THAT ON THE 20/6/20 AT ABOUT 9:PM, FOLLOWING A TIP OFF, POLICE OPERATIVES ATTACHED 33 DIVISION IN COLLABORATION WITH NSUGBE VIGILANTE GROUP ARRESTED ONE CHIDERA NWAOGA ‘F’ AGED 24 YEARS OF OFIANTA VILLAGE NSUGBE BUT A NATIVE OF IZZI LGA OF EBONYI STATE.

“SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED WITH A PREMATURE BABY GIRL CONCEALED INSIDE A RUBBER BUCKET ON HER WAY TO BURY THE CHILD INSIDE THE BUSH BEFORE SHE WAS APPREHENDED.

“PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE WOMAN WHO WAS HEAVILY PREGNANT APPROACHED A QUACK AND UNTRAINED CHEMIST, ONE ODIMEGWU IKUNNE ‘M’ AGED 51 YEARS OF NANDO VILLAGE BUT RESIDES AT AKPALAGU VILLAGE, NSUGBE WHO ALLEGEDLY ADMINISTERED INJECTION ON HER AND ABORTED THE PREGNANCY.”

The recovered some expired drugs and syringes upon searching the quack chemist’s house.

“CHIDERA, WHO WAS WEAK AND LOST MUCH BLOOD WHEN ARRESTED HAS NOW FULLY RECOVERED DUE TO URGENT MEDICAL ATTENTION SHE RECEIVED AT MULTICARE HOSPITAL 33 SINCE 20TH JUNE,2020.

“CONSEQUENTLY, THE DECOMPOSING BABY WAS BURIED BASED ON EXPERTS ADVICE IN ORDER NOT TO CONSTITUTE HEALTH HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE *CP JOHN B.ABANG, FDC* HAS ORDERED THAT THE CASE BE TRANSFERRED TO THE STATE CID AWKA FOR DISCREET INVESTIGATION PLEASE