The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a nurse over the alleged death of a 36-year-old woman, identified simply as Mrs Abiola, in the state.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in Lagos on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

Hundeyin disclosed that the nurse was arrested after the Maroko Police Division received a report at about 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday, August 27, from the driver of the deceased, whose name was not mentioned.

He said the driver reported that at about 3:00 a.m. on Monday, his boss, living at Diamond Estate, Sangotedo-Lekki, asked him to convey her to a clinic at Lekki Phase 1 for a BBL injection for buttocks enlargement.

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The police spokesperson said, on arrival, the owner of the clinic (name not mentioned), instructed a nurse to inject Abiola who later became unconscious and started gasping for breath.

Hundeyin stated: “The victim was rescued and rushed to another hospital in Lekki Phase 1 for treatment, where she was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.

“Based on the report, the scene was visited by a team of detectives.

“The hospital was also visited, where the corpse was inspected and photographed before it was evacuated to a public morgue for autopsy.”

Hundeyin added that the nurse had been arrested, saying an investigation was ongoing.

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