The Ondo State Police Command, on Tuesday, confirmed the arrest of three health workers in connection with the disappearance of a placenta at the Emure Ile Comprehensive Health Centre in the Owo Local Government Area of the state.
According to the police, the suspects included a nurse, a health assistant and a security officer but the identities of the suspects were not revealed.
However, while the father of a newborn, Tunde Ijanusi, and other family members continued to demand the placenta after his wife delivered the baby girl at the hospital, the arrested health workers claimed a stray dog invaded the hospital and carted away 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.
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