By ZAGAZOLA MAKAMA

A final year student of the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has died during an abortion procedure in a private clinic.

Zagazola learnt incident occurred on Aug. 26 at Al-Hassan Clinic and Maternity, Sarkin Noma, Lokoja.

The deceased, identified as Omotosho Dorcas, 26, was six months pregnant and had gone to the clinic for termination of the pregnancy.

“In the process of the abortion, she bled to death,” said sources.

The sources said police detectives visited the scene, took photographs, and evacuated the corpse to the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, for preservation.

The sources added that the suspect behind the procedure has been arrested, while the case would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation. (Zagazola)