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An auxiliary nurse, identified only as
Oyekanmi, has been arrested by the
police for her role in the death of a baby
she took delivery of in the Odogunyan,
Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro Aproko learnt that the
victim’s mother, Adeola, had been taken
to Oyekanmi’s residence last Saturday
when she went into labour.
Oyekanmi, while attempting to force the
delivery, was said to have pulled off the
baby’s hand.
She was said to have advised that the
child be taken to the Ikorodu General
Hospital, where the dead child was
finally delivered.
Doctors at the hospital were reported to
have queried the baby’s parents on what
truly transpired, and they opened up.
The hospital management then alerted
the police to the incident.
A source said Oyekanmi was picked up
by the police.
The source said, “What happened was
that the auxiliary nurse tried to deliver
the woman of the baby, during which
there was a complication. But she
continued and in the end, the hand of the
baby was pulled off while she tried to
force the child out from the mother’s
womb.
“Afterwards, they quickly packed the
woman together and brought her to the
general hospital. It had become a critical
case by then. The remains of the dead
child were brought out, while the matter
was reported to the police.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP
Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident,
adding that investigations were ongoing.
She said, “The doctor at the hospital
discovered that something was amiss
after taking a close look at the dead child
and seeing that one hand had been pulled
off. All the parties were invited to make
statements. It is a case of infanticide;
investigations are ongoing.”
The spokesperson for the state’s Ministry
of Health, Adeola Salako, promised to get
back to PUNCH Aproko, but she had yet
to do so as of press time.
