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| Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Samuel Okaula |
A pregnant woman, Roheemat Akata, has been killed by suspected ritual killers, who removed the foetus in her womb.
Killed along with the pregnant woman was
her neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter, whose name could not be
ascertained as of press time.
Our correspondent gathered that the suspects waylaid the pregnant woman and the girl.
It was gathered that the killers removed
her eight-month-old foetus and abandoned her body at the scene of the
incident in Gboroko village near Alapa, in the Asa Local Government Area
of Kwara State.
A source, who spoke on condition of
anonymity, said Akata was a popular patent medicine seller in the area
and was going for a business transaction in company with the 12-year-old
when they were killed.
The source stated that the matter had
been reported at the Alapa Divisional Police Headquarters for
investigation. She added that the remains of the two victims had been
deposited in a mortuary in Ilorin.
Scores of sympathisers were seen in
groups discussing the tragedy when our correspondent visited the family
of Akata at Isale-Banni Alore in Ilorin. The parents of the deceased,
who appeared devastated and inconsolable, declined to talk to the press.
The Police Public Relations Officer,
Kwara State Command, Mr. Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the killings and the
removal of the pregnant woman’s foetus.
He stated that the command had commenced investigation into the matter.
Okasanmi said, “It is true that a
pregnant woman was killed and her foetus was removed. Also, a young girl
with her was killed. We are investigating. There has not been any
arrest yet. We are working hard to get to the root of the matter.”
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