[Adesewa]

Detectives attached to Ogun State police command have arrested a medical doctor and his nurse for carrying out an abortion that led to the death of their patient . According to police spokesman Oyeyemi Abimbola , the suspect , Dr . Olawale Raji and a nurse , Olusegun Funmilayo , are now being quizzed by investigators for carrying out an abortion that led to the death of Aminat Iyanda Atisola .
“ Their arrest followed a complaint from the sister of the deceased, Bose Kazeem , of No . 6 , Ireakari Street , Atan Ota , who reported that her deceased sister was two months pregnant and contracted the service of the two suspects who are working in a private hospital for the abortion of the pregnancy . She stated further that the suspects carried out the unlawful act right inside the house of the deceased .
“ Trouble started when the deceased started having complications shortly after the abortion and she was rushed to the Federal Medical Center Abeokuta for treatment but died on the way .
On receiving the report , the DPO Onipanu Division , SP Sangobiyi Johnson , led his team of detectives to the scene where the two medical practitioners were arrested. The body of the 35 -year -old deceased has been deposited at the general hospital morgue for post mortem examination .
Meanwhile , the Commissioner of Police , CP Ahmed Iliyasu, has ordered that the suspects be transferred to Homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for proper investigation and prosecution .
“ He equally warned that abortion remains an unlawful act and whoever is caught engaging in it without any medical justification will have the law of the land to contend with . The CP further appealed to members of the public to always seek lawful professional advice on any health related issue , ” Oyeyemi said.