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3-day-old baby stolen from Plateau hospital found, reunites with
parents
The Management of
Plateau Specialist Hospital, Jos, on Monday, handed a baby (Gift Chukwuebuka),
which was stolen ten days ago to her parents.
We reported
that the baby, which was delivered on May 28, 2019, was stolen barely three
days after she was delivered (May 31, 2019), by a woman who claimed to be a
medical personal in the aforementioned hospital.
Presenting the
child to the parents; the Chief Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr Philemon
Golwa, said, “Today is not a day of mourning, but a day of celebration;
celebration of a life that was thought to have been lost, but now has been
found.
Golwa said when the
management was informed about missing of the child, “we were worried and we
went to the police and had a meeting with them and they did their work and
recovered the baby.”
The CMD said he was
under pressure from different quotas to speak about the incident, but was very
careful not to contradict himself; “But we thank God that today we have to
celebrate.”
“Any baby that comes
with circumstances like this, such baby turns out to be great in the society
and that is why we need to tell the world what has happened.
According to the
CMD, the police invited him and other staff on duty when the incident happened
to the station, “some were even put behind the counter, we had to do all that
we could do to bring them out.
“As God will have
it, last Thursday, we had a big breakthrough, the baby was found and the person
that did the technical work of snatching the baby from here to another hospital
also had to confess, she admitted to her fault and we have left that one to the
police.
“Why the police
have not been able to say anything now is that they are working to demystify
the mystery behind how the baby was taken from the ward finding to another
hospital, so, I think they are still doing their work and I cannot stop them.
The CMD further
explained that the incident occurred during the visiting hours of the Hospital
(between 4-6pm).
Golwa assured that
the management has taken more stringent security measures to ensure that such a
thing never happens again.
He added that
people coming to the Hospital must adhere to some procedures that may sound
strange to them.
The CMD also said
the Medical bills of the baby would be settled by the Hospital and they would
be doing a follow-up, even if they are discharged.
Responding, parents
of the baby, Mr. and Mrs. Chukwuebuka, thanked everyone for ensuring that their
baby was found and returned to them safely, especially the media and security
operatives.
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