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Context: Unsafe abortions remain a significant cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in Nigeria. They increase the burden on the already stretched health systems with majority coming in as emergencies and contribute to maternal morbidity and mortality. It is important to ascertain these contributions in order to prevent them. Objectives: This study aims at reviewing the contributions of unsafe abortions to gynaecological emergencies, the pattern of terminations and complications, as well as morbidity and mortality among women in Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH). Methodology: The 120 cases of unsafe abortions managed from January 2001 to December 2005 at the Jos University Teaching Hospital were reviewed. Information was retrieved from patients ’ case notes in the various gynaecological units as well as daily ward reports and analyzed using EPI Info statistical software version 3.3. Results: Induced abortions contributed 4.8 % of the 2,495 gynaecological emergencies and 12.64 % materna