TRAGEDY: MAN IMPREGNATES, KILLS GIRLFRIEND DURING ABORTION IN ADAMAWA

A 21 year old Photographer, Muhammed Zubairu, on Monday, admitted impregnating his girlfriend, Miss Sane Fidelis, as well as causing her death while trying to abort the pregnancy.

Muhammed, of Sabon Pegi, Mayo Belwa Local Government Area, Adamawa state allegedly impregnated Miss Fidelis, where he conspired with one other and caused her death while aborting the pregnancy.

Already, the Chief Magistrate Court number I in Yola, has remanded the accused person in a prison custody after he had confessed to alleged culpable homicide.

Muhammed, was arraigned for criminal conspiracy and causing death by an act done with an intent to cause abortion which contravened sections 60 and 204 of the penal code law.

He was said to have conspired with one other, supplied some drugs and administered same on the lady in an effort to carry out a clandestine abortion where they ended up terminating her life.

After administrating the drugs with an intention of killing the baby, Miss Sane Fidelis, developed some medical complication and subsequently died at the specialist hospital in Yola.

The matter was earlier reported to the police in Mayo Belwa LGA by the deceased's sister, Siyona Fidelis, on the 4th November, 2021, after which the accused person was apprehended.

Speaking to NEWS PLATFORM, the dedendant said that he had sexual intercouse with the deceased on 3 occasions only, and that when the girl approached him with the pregnancy, they supplied some drugs in order to terminate it.

He added that in order to prove that she truly took in for him, he gave her the drugs and asked her to take it, and that she took the drugs on the spot after which she started complainant of her stomarch and later died of complication.

When asked to enter his plea, the defendant told the court that he committed the crime as alleged after the First Information Report was read to him as applied by the prosecutor, ASP Francis Audu.

ASP Francis, prayed the court to adjourn the matter to enable the prosecution compile case file and transmit same to DPP for legal advice.

Ruling, Magistrate Alheri Ishaku, ordered the remand of defendant in prison custody and adjourned the matter to the 13th December, 2021 for further mention.