Nigerian Father identified as Mr Amatobi allegedly beats his 2-month-old son with hanger in Imo for disturbing his sleep, breaks the baby’s arm leading to amputation 😭
Mr Amatobi was said to have assaulted little Miracle with a plastic hanger and broke the baby’s arm for disturbing his sleep.
The incident led to the amputation of the fractured arm at the Pediatrics ward of the Federal Medical Centre, FMC Owerri😭
“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 neighbors or seeking help.
He also took her phone from her. After two days she found her way out and sought help
from her neighbors. 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,”
The National Human Right Commission (NHRC) and the Nigeria Association of Women
Journalists (NAWOJ), Imo State chapter have called on the Imo State Government and
the Nigeria Police Force to immediately arrest and prosecute one Mr Confidence Amatobi,
for allegedly assaulting his 2-month-old baby, Miracle.
