26-year-old Akilapa Johnson has been arrested by the
Oyo State Police Command for carrying out a life
threatening abortion on a 23-year-old Barakat, when he
had no formal training as a medical doctor, Punchng
reports.
The State Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade, said
Johnson lured Barakat to abort a 5-month-old
pregnancy which resulted in serious complications. The
process left Barakat in critical condition at the
University College Hospital, Ibadan, where she is
presently lying ill.
The abortion was carried out in the Johnson’s
apartment which served as clinic located in a slum at
Sasa, Ibadan. Investigation revealed that Johnson, a
Secondary School Leaving Certificate holder, was only
trained as a paramedic nurse and a first aid giver.
In spite of his limited knowledge of medicine, he was
consistently treating unsuspecting patients who
mistook him for a qualified doctor. Exhibits recovered
from him are two pieces of stethoscopes, two pieces of
Plaster of Paris bandages, four pairs of hand gloves,
injection and syringe.
Johnson admitted to the crime, saying he had his
training as a paramedic nurse in Port Harcourt. His
words, “It was after taking some pills that she
developed the complication. I am regretting my actions
now. I am only looking for a means of survival.”
Punchng
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