TWO WOMEN HAVE DIED AFTER DELIVERING IN THE HOME OF A SELF-STYLED PROPHET IN IKOM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE.

The women; Violet Mbala Ekor and Helen Isieg died within 24 hours of each other when after completing ante-natal care in the Primary Health facilities in Nkarasi, Aabanyom ward of Ikom choosed to visit the residence of one Prophet Eka to deliver.

Abanyom ward is the largest in terms of the number of villages and health facilities in Ikom as it consists of 2 autonomous clans, 26 villages and boasts a record high 14 health facilities but the said Eka lady has been preaching against their use claiming they were evil spirits occupying them.

“They have been going for ante-natal care (ANC) in the Health Centre at Nkarasi 1 but this Eka woman usually tells them that they should not deliver in the health centers as the health centers are occupied with witches and wizards,” a senior health staff told this reporter.

The staff continued; “The community people told me she always advises the pregnant women in labor to come with only one person, mostly their husbands as others are witches.”

Helen Isieg, a native of Obubra bred in Abinti 1 community died on Wednesday after delivering and suffering post-partum hemorrhage.

She was delivering her fourth child and the baby died a few minutes after her. She has since been buried in the community due to the war in her community which has claimed several lives.

Her friend who declined mentioning her name said: “She had gone to the church and when she was going into labor, was asked to stay back. She did and when there were complications, the Traditional Birth Attendant called the Health Officer at Nkarasi Health Centre who told them to take her to the clinic but they refused, they called on Wednesday morning again and she insisted that they take her to the facility but they did not and she died with the baby dying shortly after.”

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Very misleading headline.

Did the "prophet" murder them or they died during child birth, although under his care?

Certainly, the "prophet" has questions to answer, and indeed will most likely face a murder case since his house is not an approved maternity centre, but the caption of this report is too sensational and very misleading.

Women and prophets ........

go and read the whole story

LionDeLeo:
Very misleading headline.

Did the "prophet" murder them or they died during child birth, although under his care?

Certainly, the "prophet" has questions to answer, and indeed will most likely face a murder case since his house is not an approved maternity centre, but the caption of this report is too sensational and very misleading.

Hope it wasn't TB josh

rizzyrozz:
go and read the whole story

Ok