Doctor, Nurses Arrested By Police For Missing Placenta In Kwara

Doctor, Nurses Arrested By Police For Missing Placenta In Kwara

Published on May 17, 2024
By Noah Abdulsalam

The Kwara State Police Command has apprehended five health workers over the alleged mysterious disappearance of the umbilical cord and placenta of a newborn baby in Oke-Ero local government area…..read also Medical Doctors Strike Over Kidnap Of Colleague In Akwa Ibom

The incident occurred at the cottage hospital in Iloffa last Sunday, as reported by Daily Trust. The suspects, including Dr. Ajibola, nurses Rukayat Adeloye, Aishat Awolusi, Peace Alabi, and ward attendant Toyin Adewunmi, are currently held in detention in Ilorin after interrogation on Thursday.

According to sources, elders of the Odo-Owa community intervened to prevent restless youths from setting fire to the hospital in response to the incident.

Mrs. C.B Williams, the mother of the baby and an English language teacher at Orofa High School, Odo-Owa, expressed her concern on Friday. She raised the alarm after the doctor and nurses who delivered the baby failed to produce the placenta and umbilical cord. Williams recounted, “Some of their staff started telling me they’re sorry that there was a mistake. The attendant said she had thrown the placenta inside a pit but they could not find it suggesting a dog might have eaten it. That was when I flared up with some members of my church who were also present that it’s not possible that they just have to present the placenta.”

The Kwara State Police Command’s spokeswoman, Ejire-Adeyemi Toun, confirmed the incident on Friday, stating that operatives have initiated a discreet investigation into the matter.