Police arrest fleeing Lagos BBL doctor over lady’s death

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a medical doctor, Idara Bassey, who was declared wanted in connection with the death of a 36-year-old woman during a buttock enlargement surgery at a clinic in the Lekki Phase 1 area of the state.

Recall that the nurse who administered an injection to late Abiola, allegedly under Bassey’s orders, was arrested last week Tuesday after the Maroko Police Division received a report at about 11:40 am last Tuesday from the driver of the deceased.

The spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the development to Punch on Tuesday, September 3, said that Bassey is currently being investigated at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Panti.

Bassey had previously fled after Abiola died during a buttock enlargement procedure at her clinic on August 26, 2024.

The woman had left her home in the Diamond Estate, Sangotedo, in the Ibeju Lekki area and directed her driver to take her to the clinic for the buttock enlargement procedure.

After the nurse allegedly administered the injection on the doctor’s instructions, the driver who brought Abiola to the clinic reported to the police that she had lost consciousness and began gasping for breath.

Asked whether Bassey would face charges and on what grounds, Hundeyin said answers to these questions would be provided “after the investigation.”