By George Emuron
BUKEDIA
Police in Bukedea central police station in Bukedea District are holding Ebenezer, a private health facility proprietor in Bukedea town council in Bukedea district and three others for allegedly conducting an abortion of a 16 year old pupil belonging to Bukedea Demonstration primary school.
The duo arrested were identified as John Bosco Otim the facility proprietor, Stephen Muron the facility nurse, Denis Ocen the defiler and one only identified as Imalingat the brother to the defiler.
“On 30/04/2023 at around 04:15PM, one Sarah Akia the mother to the victim reported the Disappearance of her daughter, Mary Akiteng whereby a vigorous search was carried, only to find her at Ebenezer Health Center,” Gregory Ageca, the East Kyoga police spokesperson said in a statement released on 9th May, 2023.
At the Health Center the girl claimed she was sick, and that her boyfriend one Ocen had given her 04 tablets to swallow. She also added that she was rushed to mission health center which was further refered to Bukedea Health Center IV.
Ageca the east kyoga police spokesperson yesterday during the press briefing confirmed this saying the suspects have been detained in bukedea central police station.
” I want confirm that we have them in our cells and police are hunting for more suspects”, said Mr. Ageca.
Ageca also added that the victim was taken back to Ebenezer Health Center, where the foetus came out and it was handed over to the parties above for interment.
He said the enquiry also led to the discovery that at the health facility the victim was attended to by a Nursing Officer without the guidance of a medical officer and that facility was operating with an expired license.
“The suspects because of the forgoing may incur additional charges of operating a healthy facility without license and procuring an abortion contrary to the laws of Uganda upon the requisite legal guidance from the Office of the directorate of Public Prosecutions”. added Ageca
