Two suspects have been arrested by the Niger State Police Command for allegedly carrying out an abortion that resulted in the death of one Hannatu, 23 of Gauraka Village in Tafa State Local Government Area.
The state police commissioner, Adamu Usman, revealed this in a Friday interview with the Nigeria News Agency in Minna.
Usman said on November 6 at about 9.30 a.m., one Favour of Gauraka Village reported the case at Tafa Police Division.
Usman said that the complainant reported that her sister, Hannatu was impregnated by a suspect (name withheld), who gave her N4,000 to abort the pregnancy at a chemist in Gauraka.
He said that the abortion resulted in complications and she was rushed to Sabon Wuse General Hospital.
The commissioner said that the impregnated victim was confirmed dead at the hospital, adding that the police succeeded in arresting the suspect and the owner of the chemist.
Usman said that the two suspects would be charged to court after investigation.
(NAN)
