By Uzair Adam Imam
A frustrated husband in Katsina State has reportedly divorced his 14-year-old wife after realising that she was attended by the male medical practitioner while giving birth.
It was gathered that the woman was rushed to the hospital for medical care because of the complications she had during her labour.
However, as there was no female medical practioner on ground to attend to her, the woman was attended by the only male medical practioner available.
Dr. Fatima Adamu, the Executive Director of Nana Women and Girls Empowerment Initiative, disclosed this on Thursday while speaking as a keynote speaker at the Human Resources for Health Production Dialogue in Abuja.
She appealed to governments, especially state governments, to ensure there was equity in the recruitment and deployment of medical personnel to rural communities.
“A 14- year old Fulani girl in Katsina State,she delivered and had difficulty with delivery, so we had to take her to the hospital and after the delivery, the husband divorced her because she was attended by a man. This young girl was divorced all because she was attended by a man during delivery,”she lamented.