In response to allegations that Mr. Confidence Amatobi assaulted his 2-month-old baby, Miracle, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Imo State chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) have urged the Imo State government and the Nigeria Police Force to detain and charge Amatobi right away.
Little Miracle’s arm was broken after allegedly being attacked by Mr. Amatobi with a plastic hanger for disturbing his sleep.
At the Federal Medical Centre, FMC Owerri, the shattered arm was amputated as a result of the tragedy.
In Owerri, the capital of Imo State, NAWOJ, NHRC, and the resentful mother of baby Miracle voiced the appeal for justice.
After visiting the boy with his hand amputated at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Owerri, Imo State NAWOJ Chairperson Dr. Dorothy Nnaji confirmed that the boy’s right hand had to be amputated due to an injury perpetrated by his 31-year-old father, an Isu LGA local from Amurie.
Mrs. Nnaji, who scowled at Mr. Amatobi’s heinously cruel deed, expressed disbelief that a parent could hit his defenceless child just because the latter was weeping and disrupting the latter’s sleep.
She revealed that Mr. Amatobi was accused of repeatedly hitting the infant with a plastic hanger until his right hand fractured in an effort to stop him from wailing.
“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.
