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Failed BBL Surgery: Nurse arrested for killing woman in Lagos

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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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