Girl dies during abortion in Ondo

20 year old Wunmi Agbeluyi, 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 gave her a concoction
to terminate her pregnancy.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Ondo state police
command have since arrested boyfriend and the
doctor who carried out the abortion procedure.
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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.
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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.
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Meanwhile the deceased has since been buried.