Imo State Human Right agency have called for the immediate arrest and prosecution one Mr Confidence Amatobi, for allegedly assaulting his 2-month-old son, Miracle.
Reports have it that Mr Confidence, who assaulted the little baby by breaking his arm with a plastic hanger, claims the baby was disturbing his sleep. The baby’s arm was badly fractured that it was subsequently amputated at the Pediatrics ward of the Federal Medical Centre, FMC Owerri.
The aggrieved mother of baby Miracle, made the call for justice in Owerri the Imo State Capital. She confirmed in her statement that the injury inflicted by 31-year-old Amatobi, a native of Amurie in Isu LGA, led to the amputation of the little boy’s right hand.
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Imo State Chairperson of NAWOJ, Dr Dorothy Nnaji who spoke to newsmen after visiting the amputated boy, also disclosed that Mr Amatobi hit the baby with a plastic hanger to stop him from crying until the right hand broke.
“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 20-year-old mother left to ease herself. He used wood and elastic bands to tie the baby’s hand when he saw that hand was broken and swollen,” Mrs Nnaji said.
“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 shoulder,”
