Student arrested for impregnating, killing 17-year-old girl in Zamfara

26-year-old student of health technology has been arrested by the
police in Zamfara State for allegedly abducting, impregnating and
killing a 17-year-old girl, Bela'u.

The suspect, Bello was arrested following the death of the girl after
he took her to the  Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Gusau, in an effort
to stop excess bleeding by the victim, resulting from alleged attempt
to abort a five-month-old pregnancy.

Bello,who is a student of the state School of Health Technology,
Tsafe, admitted that he had sexual relationship with the deceased for
more than two years and she became pregnant for him.

It was gathered that the suspect  bought  some drugs from a patent
medicine store, which he wrongly administered  on the girl in order to
abort the pregnancy. It was further revealed that shortly after the
administration of the drugs, she started bleeding and vomiting in
Bello's room and was later taken to hospital.

"I abducted her from her house in Samaru area and took her to my room
where she became pregnant for me; so, I tried to abort it and she
started bleeding and vomiting.