Student dies aborting pregnancy in Plateau

A 21-year-old student of the Federal College of Education, Pankshin in Plateau, was found dead in her room. Th e News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) sources stated that curious neighbours peeped through the window of the girl’s room to ascertain if she was okay, when her door remained shut beyond midday. “When we peeped, we saw her on the bed, but she did not respond to our greetings and appeared lifeless.

So, we forced the door open and found her dead,” a source said. Public Relations Offi cer, Plateau Police Command, Tyopev Terna, who confi rmed the incident, said that the incident was reported to the Divisional Police Offi ce in Pankshin. “When the matter was reported to us, we swung into action and immediately rushed to the area and were shown the lifeless body on her bed. “Neighbours claimed that she was hale and hearty the previous night, but that they had to force her door open when she did not wake up to prepare for school as she was known for.

“We rushed the girl to the Pankshin General Hospital where doctors examined her and confi rmed her dead,” he said. He quoted the hospital report as saying that the student attempted abortion, which probably resulted to her death. “We have commenced investigation into the matter, but we are not suspecting any other cause outside what the medical report suggested,” he said. He said that no arrest had been made, but hinted that the police would be interested in fi nding out who might have been responsible for the girl’s pregnancy.

Terna further disclosed that the student’s corpse had been taken by her family members for burial in Kanke. Contacted, Istifanus Kyakmut, Public Relation Offi cer of the college, confi rmed the incident which he described as “very sad and unfortunate”. He identifi ed the girl as Nenfort Ezekiel, a pre-NCE student, saying that her death had left the college in “utter shock”.

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