The investigation into the circumstances surrounding Prosper's death at Benin City's private hospital over the weekend has been initiated by members of the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department of the Edo State Police Command.

Proper was said to have visited the hospital at Wisdom street, off 2nd East Circular Road in Benin City with his uncle Andy Okoli. The latter works as a security guard at the hospital.

Prosper is said to have ''disappeared’' in the hospital and was found dead in one of the hospital rooms the following morning.

An anonymous staff member of the hospital said that they were speaking on condition of anonymity.

“A security staff, only about 10 days ago, was coming to work with a minor who he said was his sister’s son. On that fateful day, the little boy went missing and was later found dead in one of the hospital rooms, and when we discovered it, we quickly alerted the police''.

A resident in the area, who alleged negligence, said;

“When the security man did not see the boy, he did not raise the alarm, and when he eventually did, the body was not found until when a staff went into the labor room the following day.”

Confirming the incident, the Edo State Police Command spokesman, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, said the police suspect foul play and that an investigation has commenced into the incident.

Nwabuzor said the security man and the nurse on duty, when the incident happened, were being investigated by the homicide section in the state command.

“The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Esigie Police Division Headquarters, Benin City, and his police operatives moved to the scene and discovered that the hospital premises was well secured, so he suspected foul play, hence, the security man and the nurse who was on duty were arrested and brought to Esigie police station for questioning.

The case file of the suspects has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department of Edo State Police Command, while the child's body was deposited for preservation. The discreet investigation is currently taking place in the homicide section of the SCID,” Nwabuzor said

Source: https://aderonkebamidele.com/police-investigate-the-death-of-a-3-year-old-boy-inside-a-hospital-in-benin-city/