A final year student of the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja reportedly dies during an abortion procedure in a private clinic.
The incident occurred on Tuesday at Al-Hassan Clinic and Maternity, Sarkin Noma, Lokoja.
According to security analyst, Zagazola Makama, the deceased, identified as Omotosho Dorcas, 26, was six months pregnant and had gone to the clinic for termination of the pregnancy.
“In the process of the abortion, she bled to death,” said sources.
The sources said police detectives visited the scene, took photographs, and evacuated the corpse to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, for preservation.
The suspect behind the procedure has been arrested, while the case would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation.
In spite of the involvement of the police in the incident, the Kogi state police public relations officer (PPRO), SP Williams Ovye Aya, could not be reached for confirmation as his line was not accessible at the time of filing this report.
