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From Desmond Mgboh, Kano
A 24-year-old man, Chidera Ugwu, has been arrested by the police in Kano, for conducting an unsafe abortion, which led to the death of a 19-year-old pregnant lady, Amina Bala.
A statement issued, yesterday, by the Kano State Police Command’s spokesman, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, explained that the suspect, who resides at Lanbum Banki Tofa Local Government Area, was apprehended after administering drugs and injecting the pregnant lady, with the intent to abort the pregnancy, which led to her death.
Kiyawa, a superintendent of police, explained that the ill-fated abortion came about after the deceased was allegedly impregnated by one Ukasha Muhammed of the Langel village in the same locality.
“The suspects (the quack and the man responsible for the pregnancy, who conspired together to abort the pregnancy) were arrested and confessed to the crime. Investigations revealed that the said Chidera Ugwu has allegedly been administering fatal injections to pregnant women, leading to tragic consequences.
“The arrest of the quack doctor signifies a significant breakthrough in our ongoing efforts to safeguard the lives and well-being of all the residents in the state,” the statement read.
In a separate incident, the police have arrested a notorious thug, Yusuf Haruna, over the murder of a renowned Islamic cleric, Sani Mohammed Shuaibu.
The suspect had, on December 31, 2023, allegedly stabbed the 45-year-old cleric with a sharp knife at his back, while he was performing ablution for daring to warn him and his gang to desist from smoking Indian hemp around the Mosque premises.
The police said the victim was rushed to the Murtala Muhammed Specialists Hospital, Kano, where he was confirmed dead by doctors.
