Prison inmate dies of complications two days after giving birth to twins in Cross Rivers State

An inmate of the Nigerian Prisons Service, Cross River State Command, has died after giving birth to a twin girl and boy.  

According to ASP Effanga Etim, Public Relations Officer of Afokang Command who confirmed the incident, the inmate died of complications after a Caesarean section to deliver the twins.  

The inmate was awaiting trial at the time of the incident. Atom however dismissed claims that she gave birth inside the prison, insisting she delivered at the General Hospital in Calabar, where she had been receiving regular ante-natal care.