Police arrest girl, chemist over aborted premature baby

ONITSHA, Nigeria -Anambra State Police command has arrested a 24 year old girl, one Chidera Nwaoga who wanted to bury an aborted baby with a quack Chemist, Odimegwu Ikunne  51, who allegedly carried out the abortion in  Nsugbe Anambra East local government area of the state.

The police also recovered some expired drugs in the chemist’s shop. It was gathered that the suspect was arrested with a premature baby girl concealed inside a rubber bucket on her way to bury  the child inside the bush before she was apprehended.

Confirming the arrest, the spokesman for Anambra state police command, SP Haruna Mohammed said following a tip off, police in collaboration with Vigilante group arrested one Chidera Nwaoga with a baby in a bucket ,which she wanted to bury in the bush.

He said  that “on the 20/6/20 at about 9:pm,following a tip off, Police operatives attached 33 Division in collaboration with Nsugbe Vigilante group arrested one Chidera Nwaoga ‘f’ aged 24 years of Ofianta village Nsugbe but Native  of Izzi LGA of Ebonyi State.

Suspect was arrested with a premature baby girl concealed inside a rubber bucket on her way to bury  the child inside the bush before she was apprehended.

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Preliminary investigation revealed that the woman who was heavenly pregnant approached a quack and untrained chemist one Odimegwu Ikunne ‘m’ aged 51 years of Nando village but resides at Akpalagu village, Nsugbe who allegedly administered injection on her and aborted the pregnancy.

Meanwhile, search was executed at the premises of the quack chemist and some  quantity of expired drugs/ syringes were recovered while the said Chidera, who was weak and lost much blood when arrested has now fully recovered due to urgent medical attention she received at multicare hospital 33 since 20th June,2020.

Consequently, the decomposing baby was buried based on experts advise in order not to constitute health hazard to the public.The Commissioner of Police  CP John B.Abang has ordered that the case be transferred to the State  CID Awka for discreet investigation”