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Kano Police Arrest Quack Doctor For Injecting Pregnant Teenager To Death

Kano Police Arrest Quack Doctor For Injecting Pregnant Teenager To Death
  • PublishedJanuary 4, 2024

The Kano State Police Command have arrested a 24-year-old man, Chidera Ugwu, an alleged fake medical doctor who specializes in aborting unwanted pregnancy.

This is contained in a statement issued by spokesman of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa on Wednesday.

According to him, โ€œon 20/12/2023 at about 1030hrs, the police received complaint from one Nura Balarabe of Tofa LGA Kano that one Ukasha Muhammed of Langel Village Tofa LGA Kano impregnated his 19-year-old sister and conspired with Chidera Ugwu and injected her to death.โ€

He said the suspects administered injections and drugs to the girl with intent to cause miscarriage which resulted in her death.

โ€œThe suspects were arrested and confessed to the crime.

โ€œInvestigations revealed that the said Chidera Ugwu is a fake doctor and has allegedly been administering fatal injections to pregnant women, leading to tragic consequences,โ€ he added.

Kiyawa said the arrest was part of the commandโ€™s ongoing efforts to safeguard the lives and well-being of all the residents of the State.