IGP Mohammed Adamu
By Sunny A. David, Awka
The Federal Government through the office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) has absolved the Medical Director of Victory Children’s Hospital, Onitsha, Dr. Oliver Nnamdi Umeh, his staff and Hospital of any involvement in the death of a new born and daughter of one Mr. Solomon Igwe in the facility.
The clearance report from the IGP obtained by newsmen in Awka on Wednesday cleared Dr. Umeh, his hospital and staff of mutilating the dead baby’s ear and pointed out that the dead baby’s ear was eaten up by rodents hence the ‘serrated edges of the defect left behind’ according to two autopsy reports.
It pointed out as well that histology report showed that the defect in the ear arose after death.
Part of the letter of clearance from IGP read: “…both first and second post-mortem conducted on the instance of the father of the deceased baby that, 1a Alphyxia from 1b respiratory distress syndrome of the new born, a situation that leads to inability of the baby to retain air in the lungs.
“The ear was apparently removed by rodents, hence the serrated edges of the defect left behind. Histology also shows that the defect arose after death.
“Consequently, this evidently resolved the contention as to the cause of death and the severed ear. In conclusion, there is nothing of evidential value linking Dr. Oliver Nnamdi Umeh to the alleged crime established in the course of investigation as such, no evidence abound to ground the allegation linking Dr. Oliver Nnamdi Umeh, please.”
IGP’s clearance was endorsed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Homicide), Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (FCIID), DCP Ayim Abraham.
The IGP report categorically showed that the allegations against Dr. Oliver Nnamdi Umeh was cooked up to tarnish his image and destroy his Medical Reputation as good Children’s Clinic in and around Onitsha.
It was reported October 2015, four years ago, that a baby girl’s ear was allegedly cut off in that hospital for ritual purposes and the report found space in some online and conventional media as alleged by Mr. Igwe Solomon, father of the dead child whose body was mutilated.
The media reports were without obtaining the side of the Medical Director, Dr. Oliver Nnamdi Umeh even though reporters claimed he was unreachable as at press time then.
He was still in shock of such allegedly happening in his hospital. He was equally not on duty when all these happened, though he is the owner. He got undue press reportage.
