COVID-19 Lockdown: Police Arrest Woman In Labour And Husband On The Way To The Hospital

Men of the Nigerian Police Force stationed around Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos have arrested a woman in labour with her man on their way to the hospital.

The woman who was in serious labour was arrested with her husband for failing to obey the stay at home order of the Lagos State Government.

The woman who gave her name as Mrs Chime narrated her encounter to Newera News with the Nigerian Police who are stationed at Iyana-Ipaja.

He said, ” I live at Abule-Egba area of Lagos State, my wife started developing a sign of labour at around 8 am on Monday, so I made an effort taking her to the family hospital where she is attending antenatal care.

“After we have passed about three Police roadblock, a Policewoman who was one of the Police at the Station stopped us. As usual, I told her that it was an emergency and my wife is in labour. Then she started asking different things, She asked about the hospital card, I provided it and showed her. She asked about my ID that was when I was very mad at her. I told her that I have passed many checking points and they never delay us even for a second”.

” The Policewoman angrily ordered me to park and I obeyed her. I parked and my wife was groaning in pain then I starting begging but all to no avail. The woman delay me about an hour until when her superior officer came in and asked me what was my offence, I told him everything then he was very mad at the policewoman and he even ordered her arrest. That was when I left the place for the hospital, he said.

Let there be harmony in the way security operatives work.