So Sad! Nurse Kills Baby After Pulling Arm Too Hard During Delivery

It has been reported that a nurse identified 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.

It was discovered that the mother of the dead child, Adeola, was taken to the nurse’s house when she was in labor. Oyekanmi while trying to force the delivery, pulled off the arm of the child still inside the mother. She then suggested that the parents, take the woman, Adeola to Ikorodu General Hospital to have the baby, who was apparently already dead.

Punch reports that the doctors at the hospital, questioned the incident which lead to the arrest of the said nurse, Oyekanmi.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident to news men saying:

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“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.” She said

Adeola Salako, the spokesperson for the state’s Ministry of Health was also alerted about the case, but is still yet to give a statement on the case.