A 15-year old girl Deborah Adegboyega has died as a result of complications from unsafe abortion allegedly procured by her lover and parents in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria.
The incident happened at 7, Oriokuta Street, Imota, Ikorodu area Lagos state.
Her parents, Mr Segun Adegboyega and Mrs Adeola Adegboyega, Sodiq Sulaimon, the boyfriend of the girl have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the abortion.
P.M.NEWS gathered that the little girl was taken to a quack doctor who gave her some concotions to drink and thereafter inserted an object into her womb through her private part to destroy the pregnancy.
After undergoing the abortion she had complications and started bleeding profusely until she died.
This angered their neighbours who reported the matter to the police at Ikorodu division.
The three persons were arrested by the police and transferred to Homicide Department at SCID, Panti, Yaba.
They are facing conspiracy and murder charges before the presiding Magistrate, Mrs. M.O. Olajuwon at Ebute Emeta Magistrate’s court Lagos.
P.M.NEWS gathered from police sources that the defendants were culpable because they allegedly conspired to terminate the foetus.
When they were charged to court, their plea was not taken.
The presiding Magistrate ordered that Sulaimon who impregnated the deseased be remanded in prison custody.
The parents of the girl were granted bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum pending the advice of the DPP.
The court also ordered that their file should be duplicated and sent to the DPP.
—Cyriacus Izuekwe
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What a complete travesty of justice. What hypocrisy! The parents and boyfriend are not guilty of anything except trying to help their daughter – it’s the government of Nigeria and its cruel abortion ban that murdered this girl. Anti-abortion laws KILL women because women need and have abortions regardless of any law. Repeal all anti-abortion laws now! http://www.morgentaler25years.ca/benefits-of-decriminalization/
At her age, d girl don dey sup wetin im parents dey sup.
Anyway, she get bele but dem for allow her born am so dat she go know how e be to be mother.
I for give d parents death sentence, but make dem go for life in prison with hard labour.
Shekena!
WHERE WERE THE PARENTS WHEN THE GIRL WAS DOING THE GROWN UP THING? THEY SHOULD HAVE LET THE GIRL HAD THE BABY AND SUFFER AS LESSON FOR HER INSTEAD OF KILLING THE GIRL AND HER BABY. THE QUACK DOCTOR SHOULD BE ARRESTED ALSO.