Kwara native doctor arraigned over death of woman in labour
The Kwara State Police Command has arraigned a native doctor, Kolawole Idowu, for allegedly killing a pregnant woman, Bilikis Ayinde, and her baby in Ilorin, Kwara State. The native doctor, who according to the police report, claims to be a medical doctor, was remanded alongside his cohort, Ibrahim Taiwo, the deceased woman’s husband. The police […]
The Kwara State Police Command has arraigned a native doctor, Kolawole Idowu, for allegedly killing a pregnant woman, Bilikis Ayinde, and her baby in Ilorin, Kwara State.
The native doctor, who according to the police report, claims to be a medical doctor, was remanded alongside his cohort, Ibrahim Taiwo, the deceased woman’s husband.
The police report indicated that one Yusuf Ajarat invited the native doctor to ascertain the deceased’s delivery date.
The report reads in part: “But the doctor injected her with oxytocin ergometrine, the injection that eventually caused her death.”
Magistrate Adenike Abioye ordered the remand of the native doctor and the deceased’s husband.
She released Ajarat on bail for being a nursing mother and adjourned to July 27, 2023.