Police have commenced interrogations of staff who worked two separate shifts at the Salaga Municipal Hospital following the mysterious disappearance of a newborn baby from the facility.
The hospital’s Administrator, Aloysius Bokuma, confirmed the incident and said investigations are ongoing to determine the exact circumstances that led to the baby’s disappearance.
According to Mr Bokuma, police have lined up several staff members from the shifts on duty at the time of the incident for questioning.
“The police have arrayed a lot of staff from different shifts for questioning,” he said, adding that investigations remain active.
The hospital administrator disclosed that management has officially reported the matter to the Northern Regional Health Directorate, which is expected to dispatch a fact-finding team to Salaga on Friday.
He noted that an official incident report had already been submitted to the Regional Director of Health Services.
Mr Bokuma described the disappearance as unprecedented in his experience at the facility. When asked about security arrangements at the hospital, he declined to provide further details, stating that management would await the regional team’s assessment.
“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 over the lack of information regarding the baby’s whereabouts. The family has appealed to authorities to expedite investigations and intensify efforts to locate the child.