tayoccu: Discretion,
A quality our uniformed men lack.
A little discretion, on the path of the kai men and this unfortunate event would have been averted.
I hope they are duely punished.

~Bluetooth:


This is what every responsible government should do;check the excesses of state agencies and sanctions wherever they are found culpable.

kudos to Lagos state government.

tayoccu: Discretion,
A quality our uniformed men lack.
A little discretion, on the path of the kai men and this unfortunate event would have been averted.
I hope they are duely punished.

pretty_boi:
Probably because you just like a lot of Nigerians are mentally lazy. A lot of you guys want change,& yet you don't want to contribute. Always want to stay praying from morning till night without working or thinking of how to contribute to the country's growth & development.

Redoil: The Lagos State Office of Public Defender on Friday summoned officials of the Kick Against Indiscipline of the state’s Ministry of the Environment that allegedly detained a pregnant woman, causing her to lose a six-month-old pregnancy.

This is just as the government said it would wait for the outcome of OPD’s investigations to react to the incident and make its position clear.

PUNCH Metro had reported last Thursday that Nkechi Omakagu lost her six-month-old pregnancy after being detained by KAI officials for violating the law which restricts movement during the compulsory environmental sanitation exercise on the last Saturdays of every month.

Omakagu, who said she was arrested while being rushed to Jolad Hospital, Gbagada, following complications related to her pregnancy, said she spent eight hours in KAI custody.

Our correspondent learnt that following a petition addressed to the state Attorney General’s Office, the OPD, a department under the Ministry of Justice, took up the case and all parties were invited.

A source, who was at the meeting, told our correspondent on the telephone that the KAI officials said they were not aware that Omakagu was pregnant and thought that she was pretending about her medical condition.

The source said, “When we met with OPD, the KAI officials, who had detained Nkechi (Omakagu), denied that she was pregnant and said even if she was, they did not know. The KAI men said they refused to let her go because whenever they arrested people on environmental sanitation day, there was always an excuse.”

It was learnt that due to KAI official’s claim, the OPD said it would be necessary for Omakagu to undergo a medical examination at a public hospital to determine if she was actually pregnant at the time she was arrested.

The source said, “She (Omakagu) had received treatment at a private hospital where she was also diagnosed with having premature contractions. It was also the hospital that evacuated the dead foetus from her womb. So what we were told was that for the sake of objectivity, a public hospital would need to carry out independent medical examination.

“It was said that based on the outcome of the medical examination at the public hospital, the government would be advised so it could determine the next line of action.”

The Director OPD, Omotola Rotimi, however, said she had not been briefed on the matter. But a senior employee at the agency confirmed the incident to our correspondent on the telephone.

She said, “We want to establish if the lady’s pregnancy loss was caused by KAI’s detention or something else. Also, we want our doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital to give us their own report for the sake of objectivity.

“If it is established that the victim lost her pregnancy due to the detention, then the KAI officials will be prosecuted.”
http://www.punchng.com/news/probe-into-kais-detention-of-pregnant-woman-begins/

Omexonomy:
in a sanner society pregnant women are exempted from certain rules e.g they can urinate on the toes of a serving governor or president and go free especially in country like england and usa that you people love to compare nigeria with.

dasparrow:

The problem is that the average Nigerian is an illiterate - including the ones who claim to have gone to school - and also subscribe to a very backward way of thinking all in the name of adhering to culture. Even if one would like to contribute to the growth and development of the country Nigeria, the average Nigerian makes it difficult to do so. You have heard of the saying that "you can force the horse to the river bank but you cannot force the horse to drink the water".

If the average Nigerian is easily bought over with peanuts by their political, traditional and religious leaders and the elite, then there is nothing one can do about it. The only thing the average Nigerian is highly interested in is getting married and having a whole bunch of children that will join their parents and the Nigerian society in their misery, poverty and abject confusion.

pretty_boi:
What is USA? What is England? I'm Nigerian & what concerns me is Nigeria. What's my f'n business with what happens in USA or England? If you're pregnant,so you should break the law? Did you read the post at all? Did you not see where they said they didn't know she was pregnant? Whatever it is,the law should stand firm. If it is also found out that the KAI officials were guilty of any unlawful act,let them be punished. The law should take its right course by standing neutral & prosecuting whichever side is guilty rather than basing on sentiments, pregnant woman or not.

tefund:
in civilized society this would post serious legal implication

Dyt:

So to say if one is in labour and its sanitation den I shld give birth in d house ehn?
There shld b exceptions my dear
Mediacl issues shld b ruled out

Redoil: The Lagos State Office of Public Defender on Friday summoned officials of the Kick Against Indiscipline of the state’s Ministry of the Environment that allegedly detained a pregnant woman, causing her to lose a six-month-old pregnancy.

This is just as the government said it would wait for the outcome of OPD’s investigations to react to the incident and make its position clear.

PUNCH Metro had reported last Thursday that Nkechi Omakagu lost her six-month-old pregnancy after being detained by KAI officials for violating the law which restricts movement during the compulsory environmental sanitation exercise on the last Saturdays of every month.

Omakagu, who said she was arrested while being rushed to Jolad Hospital, Gbagada, following complications related to her pregnancy, said she spent eight hours in KAI custody.

Our correspondent learnt that following a petition addressed to the state Attorney General’s Office, the OPD, a department under the Ministry of Justice, took up the case and all parties were invited.

A source, who was at the meeting, told our correspondent on the telephone that the KAI officials said they were not aware that Omakagu was pregnant and thought that she was pretending about her medical condition.

The source said, “When we met with OPD, the KAI officials, who had detained Nkechi (Omakagu), denied that she was pregnant and said even if she was, they did not know. The KAI men said they refused to let her go because whenever they arrested people on environmental sanitation day, there was always an excuse.”

It was learnt that due to KAI official’s claim, the OPD said it would be necessary for Omakagu to undergo a medical examination at a public hospital to determine if she was actually pregnant at the time she was arrested.

The source said, “She (Omakagu) had received treatment at a private hospital where she was also diagnosed with having premature contractions. It was also the hospital that evacuated the dead foetus from her womb. So what we were told was that for the sake of objectivity, a public hospital would need to carry out independent medical examination.

“It was said that based on the outcome of the medical examination at the public hospital, the government would be advised so it could determine the next line of action.”

The Director OPD, Omotola Rotimi, however, said she had not been briefed on the matter. But a senior employee at the agency confirmed the incident to our correspondent on the telephone.

She said, “We want to establish if the lady’s pregnancy loss was caused by KAI’s detention or something else. Also, we want our doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital to give us their own report for the sake of objectivity.

“If it is established that the victim lost her pregnancy due to the detention, then the KAI officials will be prosecuted.”
http://www.punchng.com/news/probe-into-kais-detention-of-pregnant-woman-begins/

segxyrema:
Am tired of all these abnormalities.....there are a lot of crimes that all these so lagos state agencies are committing everyday...when they collect gala and bottle minerals frm those hacker,they would enter into a corner and eat everything.may God help us.........is only God

pretty_boi:
How is lagos state failing sir? Nigerians are grossly undisciplined & should be made to face the law when they beat or break it.

Dyt: I am sure u failed to read where wz written she had complications

pretty_boi:
How is lagos state failing sir? Nigerians are grossly undisciplined & should be made to face the law when they beat or break it.

Ampeaceful: If this happens 2 be true then those ill.iterates must be charged of murder...ders no way a six-month pregnancy can be invisible...they r guilty of murder..period!

ogugua88:

[size=13pt]Notice how some members have mentioned illiteracy.

Truth be told? Pregnancy is a medical condition. If this occurred in a developed nation, she either would've been left to continue to the hospital, or police may have escorted her. It's not every day that a speeding driver who is pulled over gets a ticket. Trust me, I'm speaking from experience. As others have mentioned, discretion.[/size]

ndeepurity: . Na u get ur nonsense mouth, I pray ur wife pass through wat dat young woman passed through. Then u can give da govt. Officials a pat on da back n take ur sorry ass wife home. Or better still ur undisciplined wife. gay.

JENMAUCY: your wife will experience such since your mum escape it when you are still in her womb..... M.U.M.U

Dyt: I am sure u failed to read where wz written she had complications