A middle aged man has died after pumping his stomach with herbs in a bid to detoxify himself in Calabar, Cross River State capital.
Newsmen learned that the man simply identified as Mr. Etuma an indigene of Abia State was battling with low sperm count before he decided to use herbs to detoxify his stomach in an effort to boost his sperm count.
The ugly incident which occurred at Ediba Qua Town in Calabar Municipality at the weekend.
Etuma gave up the ghost inside a vehicle while waiting for his CT Scan results at Arubah Specialist Hospital, Calabar.
A source close to the family who pleaded anonymity told Vanguard that Mr. Etuma has been battling constipation since Monday, September 30, 2019, after pumping his stomach from the herbs prescribed by an unidentified woman who is at large.
The source said: “Etuma was battling low sperm count problem since he married his second wife. His first wife died about 3 years ago after giving birth to his first son – she slumped and was confirmed dead at the hospital a few weeks after giving birth through Cesarean Section.
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“He finally got married last year and has been battling with low sperm count and that has generated a lot of issues with the new wife.
“He was advised a family member living in the same compound to consult a herbal doctor for remedy. He sure did and was given an unidentified leaf to use.
“He used it and was pumping to his stomach through his anus with a Fly-Rite Stomach Pump. He and his wife did pump, but things started coming out from his body, he unable to stool for 4 days.
“When the problem persisted, they had to rush him to the hospital where he was advised to run a scan”, the source said.
The source further revealed: “while waiting for the scan result he was askee to go and rest in the car since he was already feeling uncomfortable, only for them to find out after a moment that he is dead.
“It’s quite a painful and avoidable death. I am just pitying his 3-year-old child who is now an orphan”, he said. Nigeria News
