Homicide detectives at Panti, Yaba, have began investigation into the death of a teenager, Uju Onwuzuruigbe, who allegedly died from complications arising from an unsafe abortion.
Miss Onwuzuruigbe, 18, bled to death on October 22 at her parents’ house at Shuribu, in Ajangbadi, few days after an auxiliary nurse, identified as Joy Temi, performed an abortion for her. Her parents reported the matter to the police; and subsequently her lover, Peter Chukwunakwe, and the nurse were arrested.
The victim’s mother told her story. “Uju be my daughter and she is the fifth child wen I born, dem plenty wen I get,” she said. “But on the 22nd, she come home tell me her mama say her belly dey pain her. She come say make her I give her hot water to drink. As she drink and she still dey cry, dey roll for bed say her belly still dey pain her. I come ask her say wetin happen she say na stomach, but around 5.30 am she come dey shake say she wan die. I tell her say she no go die make she tell me wetin happen. Na so she come confess say, ‘mama, I don do you bad, na belly I remove.’ She tell me about the nurse, na so I come hear about wetin happen to my daughter. As she tell me these thing, na so she come die. We come go report the case to police.”
Not guilty
Both the nurse, Ms Temi, and the alleged lover, Mr Chukwunakwe, denied procuring abortion for the deceased. “She came to me on October 7th that she has a venereal disease, that she was having discharges,” said Ms Temi. “I gave her Gentamicin Tablet and she went home. It was after some days that the police came and arrest me that I did abortion for Uju. I am a trained nurse and I got my certificate at the Falati Hospital. I did not do any abortion for her, I only treated her for a virginal infection and it is not an STD she had.”
Mr Chukwunakwe agreed that he dated the deceased, but denied knowledge of the pregnancy. “Uju is my girl friend and I have known her for more than one year,” he said. “She did not tell me that she was pregnant and I did not take her for any abortion, so I do not know anything about her death.”
Not interested in justice
Ambrose Onwozurigbe, the father of the victim, said he is not interested in prosecuting the case. “I want make police release my daughter dead body make I go bury her,” he said. “Her body dey for mortuary and doctors no dey to do autopsy for her. Wetin don happen don happen. E no good make she dey there dey smell, her spirit no agree rest and we want carry her go burry her make her spirit rest, so we want make police release her body to us.”
Investigations into homicide cases in the state are being stalled following the strike by Lagos doctors. A morgue attendant at the Isolo General Hospital, who did not wish to be named, confirmed that cases of corpses without autopsy reports have increased in the last two months as a result of the doctors’ strike. “One thing you should know is that detectives cannot do their work especially in homicide cases when there is no autopsy report to prove the causes of death,” he said. “Many people are just coming here to claim their corpses without due autopsy report because the doctors that will carry it out are on strike. So people must bury their dead, and I can tell you that because of this strike, the corpses at this general hospital have increased.”
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Posted: at 2-11-2010 07:36 PM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero
The wages of sin is death! She did the abominable sin and so she pay the price. Even if the boyfriend and the nurse are guilty; none of them are going to give better statement than what they gave. The boyfriend know that the parents know nothing about the pregnancy and so this abortion cannot be pin on them. As the father said he isn't for justice but for the body to be bury. He know why he said it! Every parents know the type of children they have even when the child think they don't.
Godly WISDOM is to Fear God. His UNDERSTANDING is to resist the devil.
Posted: at 2-11-2010 08:44 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
The wages of sin is death! She did the abominable sin and so she pay the price. Even if the boyfriend and the nurse are guilty; none of them are going to give better statement than what they gave. The boyfriend know that the parents know nothing about the pregnancy and so this abortion cannot be pin on them. As the father said he isn't for justice but for the body to be bury. He know why he said it! Every parents know the type of children they have even when the child think they don't.
You judge harshly girl ! what i know is that majority of girls are doing the same thing. May God will forgive her and girls that are doing ABORTION. Bible says thou shall not judge.
Posted: at 2-11-2010 09:01 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
You judge harshly girl ! what i know is that majority of girls are doing the same thing. May God will forgive her and girls that are doing ABORTION. Bible says thou shall not judge.
Posted: at 2-11-2010 09:04 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
the girl did the abortion, the boy friend was responsible for that unwanted pregnancy and he knew it but denied it cos she is dead,,the nurse performed the abortion and she denied it also cos she can't face the consequences,,finally the father knew that his daughter is capable of doing shit like this that's why he is not interested in any case .. may her sole rest in peace
Posted: at 2-11-2010 09:07 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
The wages of sin is death! She did the abominable sin and so she pay the price. Even if the boyfriend and the nurse are guilty; none of them are going to give better statement than what they gave. The boyfriend know that the parents know nothing about the pregnancy and so this abortion cannot be pin on them. As the father said he isn't for justice but for the body to be bury. He know why he said it! Every parents know the type of children they have even when the child think they don't.
You judge harshly girl ! what i know is that majority of girls are doing the same thing. May God will forgive her and girls that are doing ABORTION. Bible says thou shall not judge.
What is JUDGMENT? The TRUTH was what spoken here and there is a difference between talking the TRUTH and JUDGING. You judge someone who steals and lies. When you judge then the LORD place you in the situation and let you shame yourself. Did you hear me judging the Boyfriend and the Nurse telling them that they are LYING that they know all about it? NO All I said is that she did the abominable sin and she pays for it. That these two will not say anything since the pregnancy was kept a secret.
There is no FORGIVENESS in the GRAVE because God is not the God of the DEAD but the LIVING. You died in SINS that is where you will be JUDGE by God upon the day of RESURRECTION.
Ezekiel 33 vs 20 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
So stay there believe that when you dead in sins there will be forgiveness. Learn from what am writing here on the board and turn over your life to God through his son Jesus Christ so that you can die in righteousness. Hugs and blessings
Godly WISDOM is to Fear God. His UNDERSTANDING is to resist the devil.
Posted: at 2-11-2010 09:28 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
the girl did the abortion, the boy friend was responsible for that unwanted pregnancy and he knew it but denied it cos she is dead,,the nurse performed the abortion and she denied it also cos she can't face the consequences,,finally the father knew that his daughter is capable of doing shit like this that's why he is not interested in any case .. may her sole rest in peace
lol lol I put it too nicely so I was attacked! The truth is what a lot of persons doesn't want to hear. lol lol
Godly WISDOM is to Fear God. His UNDERSTANDING is to resist the devil.
Posted: at 2-11-2010 09:32 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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