Nigeria, Aug. 31 -- A woman who just gave birth through a caesarean section has died along with the newborn in a hospital in Akwa Ibom State, South-south of Nigeria.

The incident happened at the Akwa Ibom government-owned General Hospital, Ikot Ekpene. Although the woman's name and the date of the incident are unknown, for now, it appears it happened on Saturday night.

The Akwa Ibom State Government confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, 31 August.

The Commissioner for Health in the state, Ekem John, said in the statement that the government's attention was drawn to a video of the incident posted on Facebook.

He said the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, directed him to set up a "commission of inquiry, comprising medical an...