Imo State Chairperson of NAWOJ, Dr Dorothy Nnaji has confirmed the news of a 31-year-old man that broke his 2-month-old baby’s arm for “disturbing his sleep.”
Mrs Nnaji confirmed this to newsmen at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Owerri, after her visit to the amputated boy identified as Miracle.
She said that the father of the child used a plastic hanger on the baby, simply because he was crying.
She added that the father locked the child and the mother to prevent her from talking to neighbours.
“The perpetrator, Mr Confidence Amatobi, who hails from Amurie in Isu L.G.A used a plastic hanger on the baby, simply because he was crying that the mother left to ease herself. He used wood and elastic bands to tie the baby’s hand when he saw that his hand was broken and swollen.
“He locked the mother and baby to prevent her from talking to neighbours or seeking help. He also took her phone from her. After two days she found her way out and sought help from her neighbours. The guy was arrested by a vigilante but he escaped. By the time help came, the baby’s hand was already decayed. The only option was to cut off baby Miracle’s right hand from the shoulder.
“I feel for the 20-year-old Favor Chikwe who is too young to go through all this stress just because she went to easy herself. I am calling on lmo State Judiciary and all spirited individuals and Government to give justice to this innocent boy whose only crime was that he cried like any other baby.”
The 20-year-old mother of the child, Mrs Favour Chikwe said that she had left Miracle with his father to ease herself when the incident happened on Friday.
In addition, she noticed that Amatobi used sticks and rubber bands to bind the broken bones together after he had broken the baby’s hand.
“Upon noticing that he has broken the baby’s hand, he used sticks and rubber bands to bind the broken bones together,”
“When l confronted him about what he did, he locked us in the room, to prevent me from telling people about his wicked deed or seek for help. He also collected my phone from me so that I will not call the neighbours.”
The National Human Right Commission (NHRC) has called on Nigeria Police Force to arrest and prosecute him immediately.
