In connection with the disappearance of a placenta at the Emure Ile Comprehensive Health Centre in the state’s Owo Local Government Area, the Ondo State Police Command reported the arrest of three healthcare professionals on Tuesday.
A nurse, a health aide, and a security guard were among the suspects, according to the police, but their identities were kept a secret.
After his wife gave birth to a baby girl at the hospital, Tunde Ijanusi, the baby’s father, and other family members continued to demand the placenta, but the medical staff members who were detained claimed a stray dog broke into the facility and stole the placenta.
Lamenting over the development, the 23-year-old father said the refusal of the health workers to give them the placenta was worrisome, adding that necessary action must be taken to ensure that justice was served in the matter.
Three Health Workers Detained Over Missing Placenta In Ondo Hospital
He said, “The baby girl was born on June 15, 2023, at the Comprehensive Health Centre in Emure Ile, and since then the health workers that took the delivery had not given us the placenta. We are very worried about this.”
The paternal grandmother of the newborn, Funmilayo Ijanusi, said the hospital workers claimed that a dog entered the facility and carted away the placenta.
The state Public Relations Officer, Funmilayo Odunlami, said the case was under investigation.
“The nurse, the health assistant and the security officer are already with us while an investigation is ongoing,” the PPRO stated.
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