Police spokesperson, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Timfon John, said on Thursday that Akpan, who operated the Full Life Medical Centre at Ikot Obio Odongo, was apprehended after attempts to secretly dispose of the victim’s body failed.
By Guardian Nigeria
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has uncovered an unlicensed medical facility in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area following the arrest of a suspected fake doctor, Sunday Okon Akpan, whose illegal abortion procedure allegedly led to the death of a 35-year-old woman, Blessing Sunday Etim.
Police spokesperson, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Timfon John, said on Thursday that Akpan, who operated the Full Life Medical Centre at Ikot Obio Odongo, was apprehended after attempts to secretly dispose of the victim’s body failed.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the victim died from a suspected illegal abortion performed by the accused. Further inquiries showed that the suspect, who owns and operates the Full Life Medical Centre, is not a licensed medical doctor or a nurse, but rather a community health practitioner,” John disclosed.
She explained that the victim’s mother raised an alarm when her daughter failed to return home, prompting detectives to investigate. A co-tenant in the victim’s compound reportedly saw Akpan attempting to dump the corpse in her room and raised the alarm, forcing him to abandon the body and flee before police operatives intervened.
“Upon arrival, detectives observed a premature foetus exiting the victim’s private part,” the police spokesperson said. “The health centre has since been found deserted. The body of the deceased has been deposited at a morgue for preservation and an autopsy.”
John added that the suspect, a native of Afaha Offiong village in Nsit Ibom LGA, allegedly used the clinic as a front to carry out illegal medical services and abortions. She assured that investigations were ongoing to establish the full scale of his operations.