Commotion as heavy pregnant woman dies at a police checkpoint over nose mask. (Mother of 6 denied of her life and 7th child)

On Thursday 21st of May, the angry youths of Irate staged a heavy protest in Abigi, Ogun state over the death of one Mrs Opeoluwa Waidat Adedeji .

The deceased who was claimed to be in labour and was being transported by two men on a bike to the hospital before they were stopped at the Sowore river checkpoint.

The policemen accused them for not putting on their face masks and also not abiding to the social distancing rule mandated by the state government.

The Policemen allegedly delayed them citing the ongoing restrictions due to COVID’ 19 but later freed them when they realized the woman was bleeding profusely.

Opeoluwa later gave up the ghost before getting to the hospital propelling the angry youths to storm the Abigi divisional headquarters with the body of the deceased claiming they were the cause for her death.

May God save us from unprecedented death.