A traditional doctor has been arrested in Lagos for allegedly raping and impregnating a 26-year-old ulcer patient.
The lady, a Polytechnic graduate had gone to the doctor to seek cure for the ulcer. Instead, she took away pregnancy.
And her case has triggered warning to women not to offer themselves for examination by a male medical doctor, unless a female nurse is available.
The incident happened at Ipaja Ayobo area of the state
The trado-medical doctor, identified as Abiodun is now in police net at Isokoko police station, Agege.
He runs a health centre – Damola Healthcare .
His victim, according to a report today by Punch Metro, visited the hospital in December to complain about ulcer.
Her first contacts were Abiodun’s workers who prescribed some herbal drugs and charged her N18,000 for comprehensive treatment. She reportedly deposited N10,000.
When there was no improvement in her condition, she requested to meet with Abiodun for further counselling in January 2016. Abiodun was said to have taken over Funmilayo’s treatment from his workers.
The ‘doctor’ on January 17, after conducting some tests on the patient, allegedly told her that she had womb infections and she needed to be further examined, asking her to come back two days later by 9am
The lady duly reported at 7am and waited at the reception for the 9am appointment.
When Abiodun arrived at about 8am, he invited the patient to his office and allegedly asked her to undress to have her private parts examined. It was in the course of the examination that he raped the girl, blaming the devil for his misdeed and begged the lady to keep the matter secret.
A month after, the lady discovered she was pregnant. She took her case to the police, when the man said she should go for an abortion.
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team, Alausa, intervened and got the doctor re-arrested after he breached an agreement with the police to take care of the lady.
The rape victim has spoken about her experience. She said, “On that day, when he arrived, we went into his office. He asked me to lie on the bed as he would insert a rubber tool into my private parts for examination. I did. My legs were far apart. He did that for some minutes, and suddenly I noticed he inserted his private parts.
“I shouted, but the cleaner did not come in. He stopped when he ejaculated. Immediately, he began to apologise that he did not know what came over him. I vowed not to return to the centre. I did not tell anybody because I thought I should just forget about it.
“It was in February that I found out I could not menstruate. I went for a scan, but nothing showed. By March, I went for another scan, and it showed that I was pregnant for six weeks and four days. When I informed him, he suggested abortion, which I rejected. That was how the trouble began.”
The DSVRT Coordinator, Lola Vivour-Adeniyi, has warned female patients to insist on having a female nurse around in the hospital room, whenever their private parts were to be examined by a male doctor.
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