Two nurses held for swapping babies

Two nurses of a private clinic in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, have been arrested by the police for allegedly exchanging a new baby boy for a girl.
The suspects who are in the custody of the State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID), Osun State Police Command, were said to have exchanged Semia Nurudeen’s baby boy for a baby girl belonging to another woman. The children were born in the clinic.

It was gathered that Semia gave birth to a set of premature twins in the private hospital on old Ikirun Road, Osogbo, but one of the babies, who were confirmed to be boys, died; the other survived.
The surviving baby was referred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where the suspects work.
The father of the twins, Ibrahim, said: “My wife was rushed to the hospital in Testing Ground area and she gave birth to a set of twins prematurely.
“One of the babies – both boys – died immediately and the other, because of his situation, was referred to the ICU of the hospital located on Agowande Street, Igbona, Osogbo, for further medical care.”
A police source said there was a twist to the matter on March 6 when Ibrahim discovered that his child had been exchanged for a baby girl.
The nurses are being interrogated, while the doctor on duty on the day of the incident is said to be on the run.
The Osun State Police Command spokesperson, Folasade Odoro, confirmed the incident, but assured that the suspects, after conclusion of investigations, would be charged to court.