Nigerian Association Of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), IMO State Chapter have called on IMO state Government and Nigerian police force to immediately arrest and prosecute one Mr confidence Amatobi for allegedly assaulting his 2-months old baby, Miracle Amatobi.
Mr Amatobi was said to have assaulted little Miracle with a plastic hanger and broke the baby’s arm for disturbing his sleep.
The horrible incident led to the amputation of the fractured arm at the pediatrics ward of the Federal Medical Center FMC, Owerri.
NAWOJ and the aggrieved mother of the baby, Miracle made the call for justice in Owerri, IMO state capital.
IMO state chairperson of (NAWOJ) Dr Dorothy Nnaji who spoke to newsmen after visiting the amputated boy at the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Owerri confirmed that the injury inflicted on the boy by his 31-years old father led to the amputation of the little boy’s right hand.
Mrs Nnaji who frowned at the dastardly cruel of Mr Amotobi Confidence expresses shock that a father could assault his innocent baby simply because the was disturbing his sleep.