Police have begun interrogating staff members who worked two separate shifts at the Salaga Municipal Hospital following the reported disappearance of a newborn baby from the facility.
The hospital’s Administrator, Aloysius Bokuma, confirmed the incident and said investigations are actively underway to establish the circumstances surrounding the baby’s disappearance.
According to him, several staff from the shifts on duty at the time have been lined up for questioning by the police.
“The police have arrayed a lot of staff from different shifts for questioning,” he said.
Mr Bokuma disclosed that management has formally reported the matter to the Northern Regional Health Directorate, which is expected to dispatch a fact-finding team to Salaga on Friday.
He added that an official incident report has already been submitted to the Regional Director of Health Services.
The hospital administrator described the incident as unprecedented in his experience at the facility.
When asked about security arrangements at the hospital, Mr Bokuma declined to provide further details, saying management would wait for the regional team’s assessment before sharing more information with the public.
“We don’t want to give information in patches. As I said, the team will be here tomorrow, and a comprehensive report will be shared with the media,” he stated.
Meanwhile, relatives of the missing newborn have expressed growing worry as time passes without any updates on the baby’s whereabouts. The family is appealing to authorities to expedite investigations and intensify efforts to locate the child.
Editor:
Obiri-Yeboah
