Anthony Iwuoma
A 31-year-old man is on the run after allegedly maiming his two-month-old son for disturbing his sleep.
The suspect, Mr. Confidence Amatobi, reportedly assault his son, Miracle, with a plastic hanger, leading to the amputation the baby’s battered arm at the pediatrics ward of the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Owerri.
Consequently, the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) and the National Human Right Commission (NHRC) have called on the Imo State government and the police to prosecute the suspect.
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The mother of the abused baby, Favour Chikwe, from Idemili community in Anambra State, disclosed to journalists that the incident took place on Friday, October 7, after she had left Miracle in the care of his father to use the restroom.
She recalled that upon hearing the agonising cry of her baby, she had to go back into their apartment to know the cause of his cry, only for her to notice that the baby’s right hand was swollen and the bone broken from the beating he received from his father.
“Upon noticing that he had 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.”
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However, the distraught mother managed to escape from the locked room and took her baby to FMC Owerri, where the amputation of her baby’s arm was done.
Following the amputation, Dorothy Nnaji, the Imo State chairperson of NAWOJ, tasked the authorities to quickly arrest the suspect and bring him to justice.
