The Ogun State Police Command has announced that it has launched an investigation into the death of a female corps member, Victoria Ariyo, serving in Abeokuta South Local Government, who was alleged to have died as a result of complications from abortion procedures.
It was gathered that Ariyo had allegedly terminated her pregnancy and died from complications that followed the procedure.
Her remains were reportedly buried at Kobape Cemetery on the Kobape-Sagamu Road in Abeokuta.
Ariyo’s death was said to be coming barely a month after another female corps member, Adeleye Mary, died in what has been described as mysterious circumstances.
Adeleye, who was also serving under the same Abeokuta South LG, was said to be observing her one-year mandatory service to fatherland in a television station in the state capital before her sudden death.
Both deceased corps members were said to be friends.
A source who spoke to our Correspondent said, “The first lady, Mary, died at her residence, which is not far from her PPA. They found her lifeless body in the apartment, up till now, nobody can tell the cause of her death.
“However, Victoria, who was buried on Tuesday, was said to have died from complications arising from an abortion procedure.
“We also gathered that an NYSC official who was believed to have been in a romantic relationship with the late Victoria, which eventually led to the pregnancy and the subsequent abortion, has been picked up by the police from state command headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta”
The spokesperson for the state police command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, while confirming the sad incident, refused to say anything about the arrest of any suspect in connection with the death of the corps members.
Babaseyi said, “I can confirm that the case of the demise of Victoria Ariyo is under investigation by the state Criminal Investigation Department.”
When contacted for his reaction, the Public Relations Officer for the Ogun State NYSC, Mr Emmanuel Igba, said that he was not aware of these incidents because he had been on leave and wouldn’t resume until April.
Efforts to also get to speak to the Coordinator of NYSC in the state, Mrs Olayinka Nasamu, yielded no fruit as several calls to her Personal Assistant, one Mr Akin, were not picked up while the WhatsApp messages sent as at the time of filing this report were yet to be answered.
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