The Alarige of Ibiade in the Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Bola Raimi, and his subjects have protested the alleged killing of a pregnant woman by policemen.
The incident, which sparked off a protest by youths in the area, happened around 7am on Thursday at Ibiade, Eti-Soore Close in the waterside area.
Oba Raimi said, “I learnt that the pregnant woman was in labour and she was being taken from her village to a general hospital. The incident led to a protest by youths, who threatened to burn down the police station in the community. He said, “The true situation is that early this morning before dawn, the woman was in labour and she was already bleeding and was being conveyed to hospital.
“The woman died with the baby in her womb; her corpse was taken to the king’s palace. I think she died in between the checkpoint and the hospital.”When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident. According to him, a motorcyclist was conveying a pregnant woman before dawn and policemen, who were enforcing the curfew, stopped them and asked where they were going and they said the woman was in labour and was being taken to hospital.
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