Police arrest nurse, 2 others over baby’s missing placenta in Ondo

<p>“Though the joy over the newborn is tainted with sadness, the family is clinging onto hope that spirited Nigerians and government to the missing placenta and serve justice on those involved,” the grandmother said.</p>, <p>Also speaking, the paternal grandmother of the baby, Mrs Funmilayo Ijanusi, said that the report by the hospital officials that a dog entered the facility and stole away with the placenta was unacceptable.</p>, <p>SP Chidi Nwabuzor, Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Police Command, confirmed the arrest to NAN in Benin.</p>, <p>Following the victims’ report of the incident at the Ologbo Police Division, operatives were immediately dispatched to the scene, where Osahon Omofuma, 38, and eight others were arrested, Nwabuzor stated.</p>, <p>Odunlami-Omisanya explained that the three persons were arrested after the 23-year-old father of the newborn baby, Tunde Ijanusi, made a complaint about the incident at Emure-Ile Police Division H.</p>, <p>The suspects, alleged to be cult members, attacked Festus Osagie, 40, and Olusola Esimaje, 39, on June 15 at Ologbo, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area. According to the police authorities, they reportedly opened fire on their victims, injuring them in the process.</p>, <p>According to him, the victims were taken to the hospital for treatment while police commenced an investigation into the incident immediately.</p>, <p>“The importance of the placenta to the family, according to some community elders, is enormous. And the placenta tells more about the child’s glory; hence, it is dangerous to be in the wrong hands.</p>, <p>She said that the personnel of the health center had attempted to persuade the family to let go of the matter, offering to discharge the mother of the baby without collecting any money.</p>, <p>Speaking with the newsmen, the father of the baby, Ijanusi, said that he was worried after the health workers who took the delivery failed to give them the placenta of the newborn in line with tradition.</p>, <p>The police spokesperson said tha