Battered pregnant woman: Police demand dead foetus

The Lagos State Police Command has demanded the dead foetus of Alexandra Ossai’s seven month pregnancy which was removed in an emergency surgery last month.

The foetus was removed after she was allegedly kicked on her stomach by her manager, Kaveh Noine, at work. At the time, Ossai was a supervisor at Toppan Printing Company.It was

gathered that the demand was made when Ossai’s doctor, Abdulkareem Shehu, made his statement at the command.

The police investigating team was said to have asked the doctor for the whereabouts of the dead foetus.

Shehu reportedly told the police that after the operation, the dead foetus was handed over to Ossai’s husband, as he was the father of the baby.

Ossai’s lawyer, Mr. Courage Erhuen, said, “I was informed today that the police have demanded the dead foetus. Since it was handed over to Ossai’s husband, I will inform him of the development; he would know where it was buried.

“However, Ossai’s husband cannot exhume it  on his own. The issue of exhuming the body would have to be done through the coroner’s office. Even the hospital has no right to exhume the body; only the police can do that and they know what to do. Their demand doesn’t disturb the investigation; we have pictures. The matter is going to court.”



Comfort Oseghale