Friday, August 22, 2025 - The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a fake doctor, Sunday Okon Akpan, on suspicion of conducting an illegal abortion that resulted in the d3ath of a 35-year-old woman, Blessing Sunday Etim.
The spokesperson of the command, DSP Timfon John, disclosed
this in a statement on Thursday, August 21, 2025 said the suspect attempted to
secretly dump the victim's body in her room after she d!ed while he was
performing the illegal abortion.
She said the suspect, was arrested on Tuesday, August 19,
2025, at approximately 0930 hours following a report made by a woman (name
withheld) who stated that her daughter, Blessing Sunday Etim, had gone to work
at Full Life Medical Centre in Ikot Obio Odong village, Ibesikpo Asutan.
“According to a co-tenant, the victim's employer, a man who
identified himself as Dr. Sunday Okon Akpan, attempted to secretly enter the
deceased's room to dump her body. When confronted, he dropped the corpse and
fled the scene,” the statement read.
"Upon arrival, detectives observed a premature fetus
exiting the victim's private part. A subsequent investigation led to the arrest
of the suspect, Sunday Okon Akpan, a resident of Afaha Offiong village in Nsit
Ibom.
"Preliminary investigations revealed that the victim
died from a suspected illegal abortion performed by the accused. Further
inquiries exposed 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.
"It is believed that he used the facility to perform
illegal medical services and abortions. The health center had since been found
deserted.
“The body of the deceased has been deposited at a morgue for
preservation and an autopsy. The investigation is ongoing, and more information
will be released as it becomes available.”
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