A graduate of Law from Ebonyi
State University, Abakiliki, Mr. Samuel Chidi, who insisted that his wife
delivered her baby at home has been arrested and accused of ‘deliberate
criminal negligence labor.
According to reports, the Lawyer
had watched his wife who had previously delivered twice through cesarean
section, battle with labour pains in their room and bled to death.
“Chidi could have easily
contacted a Nurse who was also living in the same compound but instead left the
poor woman locked up in the room with a patent medicine dealer who, to make
matters worse, administered improper injections, dragged out the baby to the
ground while the husband pinned her legs down, collected the blood, the baby’s
placenta and hid in his room while leaving the agonizing mother to bleed till
death,”
It was gathered that the incident
occurred around 11pm, and Chidi did not inform anyone in the compound or any
member of the deceased family until the afternoon of the following day when a
neighbour, a Nurse who came to check on Mrs. Nkechi, the late woman, learnt of
the incident.
“She insisted that her corpse be
deposited immediately at the morgue for proper attention while the lucky
newborn baby be moved into intensive care,” the source said.
It was gathered that the family
of the deceased was contacted soon after and dismayed by the negligent conduct
of the man who had sworn to love, cherish and protect their daughter till death
do them part, withdrew the body and proceeded to dump it in the man’s compound
“for him to do with it as he had presumably purposed.”
“But for the quick intervention
of members of the Nigeria Police from Kpirikpiri Station, who were on Patrol
duty, got wind of the incident and prevailed on the situation.”
The corpse was returned to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki mortuary while the suspect was placed under police custody pending investigation and trial.
“The circumstances surrounding
the death of Mrs. Nkechi remain largely a mystery to her neighbours and family,
and the general public is hopeful that the Justice Department of the State will
leave no stone unturned in their attempt to unravel it and bring those culpable
to book,” a family source squealed.
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