A man identified as Confidence Amatobi has allegedly broken his two-month-old baby’s arm for “disturbing his sleep.” The incident that happened in Imo State has attracted condemnation and outrage, as the assault on the little baby led to the amputation of the fractured arm. Meanwhile, the Imo State Chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), and the National Human Right Commission (NHRC) have called on the State Government and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to immediately arrest and prosecute the suspect.
Meanwhile, the Imo State Chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists , and the National Human Right Commission have called on the State Government and the Nigeria Police Force to immediately arrest and prosecute the suspect.A man identified as Confidence Amatobi has allegedly broken his two-month-old baby’s arm for “disturbing his sleep.”
NAWOJ, NHRC and the aggrieved mother the little Miracle made the call for justice in a joint press briefing in Owerri on Monday. She disclosed that Amatobi was reported to have repeatedly hit the baby with a plastic object to stop him from crying until the right hand broke. Narrating her ordeal, the mother of Miracle, Mrs Favour Chikwe who hails from Idemili Community, Anambra State disclosed that she had left Miracle with his father on Friday, October 7, 2022, to use the convenience, when the incident happened.
He said: “Upon noticing that he has broken the baby’s hand, he used sticks and rubber bands to bind the broken bones together.”
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