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| Health Minister |
Twenty-three females who sought abortion from a native
home in Delta State
have reportedly died after they drank some herbal concoction.
The Delta State police command detected the death of the
victims when they discovered a home where native doctors, quack nurses carry
out abortion through the administration of concoction on their patrons.
Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba,
the State Police e commissioner, who confirmed the
discovering of the illegal home, said no fewer than 23 females whose unwanted
pregnancies were terminated, died after drinking the concoction.
He explained that the detectives arrested the
operators who were mainly native doctors and quack nurses and upon
interrogation, confessed to the crime.
On how they carry out their practice, the
police boss said that the suspects claimed they were trained in traditional
medicine, especially in the use of concoction to terminate unwanted
pregnancies.
According to him,
a 22-year-old lady identified as Endurance recently died as a result of
abortion she performed at the home located around Ugborikoko in Uvwie local
government area.
It was learnt that the victim a house-help in
the area took ill and was rushed to the quack home where she died as a result
of complications from the abortion she allegedly carried in the abortion centre.
A test conducted on her death by medical
experts showed that she was pregnant and attempted to abort it at the hands of
the native doctors and quack nurses in the home.
One of the suspects, the police boss
disclosed, identified as Ufuoma had made useful statements, adding that the
police recovered different bottles with concoction and charms tied around
sticks including locally made guns.
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