Police Arrest 3 Health Workers Over Missing Placenta In Ondo

The Police in Ondo State have arrested a nurse, health assistant and security guard at the Comprehensive Health Centre, Emure-IIe, Owo Local Government Area, over the mysterious disappearance of a baby’s placenta.

It was gathered that the concerned family member of the victim raised the alarm after the hospital workers failed to hand over the placenta to them after the delivery of the baby five days ago.

Confirming the incident to newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, said that the three persons were arrested after the 23-year-old father of the new born baby, Tunde Ijanusi, made a complaint of the incident at the Emure-Ile Police Division H.

The 23-year-old father of the baby, Mr Tunde Ijanusi, explained that they were worried about the failure of the health workers to hand over the placenta of their newborn baby to them.

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 have not given us the placenta. We are very worried about this.”

The worried father said necessary action must be taken to ensure that justice is served on the suspects.

The paternal grandmother of the baby, Mrs Funmilayo Ijanusi, stated that the hospital workers claimed that a dog had entered the facility, carting away the placenta.

She added that the hospital personnel had also been persuading the family to let go of the matter.

The image maker said an investigation was ongoing on the matter.

“The nurse, the health assistant and the security officer are already with us while investigation is ongoing,” the PPRO stated.