In 2005, the wife of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo travelled to Spain for a liposuction operation. Two days after the operation, Stella Obasanjo went into septic shock and passed away.

The case against the surgeon who carried out the operation began on July 10,2009. He is charged with the death of the former first lady in which he denies.

During the trial, the surgeon claimed that there was absolutely no evidence of any complication during the procedure nor during the post-op, and described how everything went normally until the early hours of the day after the operation.

The case is scheduled to resume on July 20. The surgeon faces two years in prison and a possible five year ban from practicing if found guilty.

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