A shocking incident at Zebilla District Hospital in the Bawku West district of the Upper East Region saw a one-week-old baby allegedly stolen on Saturday.
The infant, born to Felicia Dery, was taken under alarming circumstances, highlighting critical lapses in hospital security protocols.
Zangina Grace, a midwife on duty, narrated the sequence of events to Ahotor News.
According to her, the baby’s mother gave birth on May 25, 2024, at the hospital.
On Saturday evening, the mother, having befriended a stranger posing as a patient’s relative, entrusted her baby to the stranger while she took a bath. It was later discovered that this imposter had a male accomplice.
When she returned, the man and the lady were not to be found. They left with the baby. So it has been very sad.
She emphasized the oddity of the situation, noting the misplaced trust. A mother who came to deliver through a C-section met some strange people who befriended her. She left her baby with them to go and have her bath, and when she returned.
Grace further lamented the hospital’s lack of adequate security measures.
She revealed that the absence of CCTV cameras and proper fencing made it easier for such incidents to occur unnoticed.
Meanwhile, the midwife also advised stricter visitor regulations, suggesting that adhering to visiting hours and limiting visitors could prevent similar incidents in the future.
The baby’s father also spoke to Ahotor News, providing additional details on how the culprits were identified and apprehended.
She left her ID cards, and that was how we were able to identify her. They circulated it, and that was how they caught her. I wanted to see her, but the police didn’t allow me to enter the station.
Story by: Appiah Kubi/Ahotoronline.com
