A three-month-old baby has reportedly died after slipping from a woman’s hand and falling from the top floor of the Garki General Hospital, Abuja.
WuzupNigeria gathered that the baby landed with its head and its neck got broken in the Sunday’s incident.
According to reports, the mother of the baby and two others were on their way to the emergency ward when the incident occurred.
A source claimed the trio were rushing to the emergency ward when the baby slipped from the woman carrying it and fell from the top floor to the ground floor.
The Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Adamu Onu, refused to give details of what happened when he was contacted for comment.
When asked if the matter was reported to the police, the MD said patients were entitled to their privacy and he would not divulge any information to this newspaper.
He said,
“An incident happened in the hospital but it is not something I will like to divulge for patient confidentiality reasons. I cannot go beyond what I am telling you at the moment. I cannot say anything beyond what I have said.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Command, Anjuguri Manza, said he had not heard about the report, adding that it was likely that no report was lodged in any police station.
“I don’t think this case has been reported to the police. Ask the hospital if they reported the matter to the nearest police station,” Manza said.
