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The two-month-old boy who was beaten by his father and had his hand fractured earlier this week in Imo State has reportedly died.
SaharaReporters had reported that a Nigerian man identified as Confidence Amatobi, reportedly broke the two-month-old baby’s arm for “disturbing his sleep.”
Unfortunately, the baby died a few days after his broken hand was reportedly amputated.
A Tweep, Kanu Garba, on Friday evening confirmed the baby’s death in a tweet, saying, “The two-month-old baby who was beaten by his father for disturbing his sleep died today.
“Before his death, the hand injured had to be amputated. The father can now sleep peacefully.”
However, the suspect is still at large as there is no report of his arrest yet.
SaharaReporters reported earlier that a man identified as Confidence Amatobi, a native of Amurie in Isu LGA of Imo state, allegedly broke his two-month-old baby’s arm for “disturbing his sleep.”
The assault on the little baby which led to the amputation of the fractured arm, attracted condemnation and outrage with the Imo State Chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), and the National Human Right Commission (NHRC) calling on the Imo State Government and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to immediately arrest and prosecute the suspect.
However, when SaharaReporters reached out to the spokesman of the Imo Police Command, CSP Mike Abattam, on the incident, said that the police had not received any official complaint.
According to him, "As it is now, the police have not received any official complaint about the incident."
SaharaReporters had reported that NAWOJ, NHRC and the mother of the little baby (Miracle) had, in a t press briefing in Owerri on Monday, lamented the assault on the innocent baby and called for justice.
The Imo State Chairperson of NAWOJ, Dr Dorothy Nnaji, had said that injury inflicted on the baby by the 31-year-old father led to the amputation of the little boy’s right hand at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Owerri.
Expressing shock over the incident, Mrs Nnaji, described it as dastardly cruel that a father could assault his innocent child simply because he was crying and disturbing his sleep.
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.
Describing the attack on the little boy as the height of child abuse, the chairperson demanded justice for the baby since he could not speak for himself.
The Imo State Coordinator NHRC, Mrs Ukachi Ukah, on her part condemned the brutality and insisted that justice must be allowed to take its course.
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.
Favour recalled that she overheard her baby crying uncontrollably and had to rush back to know the cause of her cry only for her to discover that his right hand was swollen and bone broken from the beating he received from his father.
Amatobi, it was learnt, confessed that the baby was disturbing him with his cry while he was sleeping and he had to try to stop him by battering him.

Baby's only crime was been born and killed by one of those who gave him birth and supposed to love him d most

a strange world...THIS IS A BABY THAT SOME PEOPLE WILL GIVE EVERYTHING TO HAVE...it's a shame...the law Should hit that man hard

When he knew he wasn't ready to take care of the baby why did he give the mum of the baby belle?

Haaaaaa!

Only a person whose mind is under the influence of wicked demons will do this type of thing to a baby

Raysleek:
Only a person whose mind is under the influence of wicked demons will do this type of thing to a baby

Exactly. The man's mind has been taken over by wicked spirits.
A man not controlled by God's Spirit will be influenced by these wicked demons.

So much perpetrated evils.

Heart Breaking...

Stevo35:
The two-month-old boy who was beaten by his father and had his hand fractured earlier this week in Imo State has reportedly died.
SaharaReporters had reported that a Nigerian man identified as Confidence Amatobi, reportedly broke the two-month-old baby’s arm for “disturbing his sleep.”
Unfortunately, the baby died a few days after his broken hand was reportedly amputated.
A Tweep, Kanu Garba, on Friday evening confirmed the baby’s death in a tweet, saying, “The two-month-old baby who was beaten by his father for disturbing his sleep died today.
“Before his death, the hand injured had to be amputated. The father can now sleep peacefully.”
However, the suspect is still at large as there is no report of his arrest yet.
SaharaReporters reported earlier that a man identified as Confidence Amatobi, a native of Amurie in Isu LGA of Imo state, allegedly broke his two-month-old baby’s arm for “disturbing his sleep.”
The assault on the little baby which led to the amputation of the fractured arm, attracted condemnation and outrage with the Imo State Chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), and the National Human Right Commission (NHRC) calling on the Imo State Government and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to immediately arrest and prosecute the suspect.
However, when SaharaReporters reached out to the spokesman of the Imo Police Command, CSP Mike Abattam, on the incident, said that the police had not received any official complaint.
According to him, "As it is now, the police have not received any official complaint about the incident."
SaharaReporters had reported that NAWOJ, NHRC and the mother of the little baby (Miracle) had, in a t press briefing in Owerri on Monday, lamented the assault on the innocent baby and called for justice.
The Imo State Chairperson of NAWOJ, Dr Dorothy Nnaji, had said that injury inflicted on the baby by the 31-year-old father led to the amputation of the little boy’s right hand at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Owerri.
Expressing shock over the incident, Mrs Nnaji, described it as dastardly cruel that a father could assault his innocent child simply because he was crying and disturbing his sleep.
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.
Describing the attack on the little boy as the height of child abuse, the chairperson demanded justice for the baby since he could not speak for himself.
The Imo State Coordinator NHRC, Mrs Ukachi Ukah, on her part condemned the brutality and insisted that justice must be allowed to take its course.
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.
Favour recalled that she overheard her baby crying uncontrollably and had to rush back to know the cause of her cry only for her to discover that his right hand was swollen and bone broken from the beating he received from his father.
Amatobi, it was learnt, confessed that the baby was disturbing him with his cry while he was sleeping and he had to try to stop him by battering him.

Careless mother....forgive your mom for opening legs to a crazy dude.

Will this man open his mouth and say is the handwork of devil,then thunder will strike him there.

Ifakiland:

Careless mother....forgive your mom for opening legs to a crazy dude.

Someone should shoot that nigga in both of his hands bro

Some things are just beyond IMAGINATION, beating 2months old baby.

That man testis should be hit with a hammer at 5 minutes interval for like 1 hour, thereafter his two balls should be plugged out with a plier while his hands and legs are tied. He really deserve a painful death, useless man

The baby must have appealed to heavens that this is not what he wished for and heavens answered the request. The so-called father should be allowed to see the light of day.

What an emotional bad news is this. I pray the Baby find rest with his gentle soul.
I hope the police get the monster arrested soon.
We now have human beings that are more wicked than satan himself. what a generation.

newdawnlive:
Ibos are so cruel why will u beat a 2 months innocent baby to death

Nawao which one be this one again?
So one man now represents all the Igbo tribes ? You must be stoopeed or immature

Why is this monster's identity being protected? No photo, no tangible information about him. How on earth is he going to get apprehended if the general public knows next to nothing about him? The police should do the needful and release more information about him immediately.

As usual no fear men comments so far and of course, at least one lunatic will blame the mother. If you're not going to say it, I will. You Nairaland men are not only dangerous to yourselves, your partners, your children, your families and the society at large, you are also the worst hypocrites on earth. You people commit at least 90% of the crimes reported daily yet you're quick to shout that women are this and that.

Is it because of women that you have to keep your house secured?

Is it because of women that we're scared to go out at late at night?

Is it because of women that parents are now getting afraid to send their daughters out on errands?

You people keep using fake chats, fake Twitter stories to say all sorts of rubbish about women meanwhile your fellow men are 100% worse. I hope monster you're taming will turn around to destroy you people one day.

dominique:
Why is this monster's identity being protected? No photo, no tangible information about him. How on earth is he going to get apprehended if the general public knows next to nothing about him? The police should do the needful and release more information about him immediately.

As usual no fear men comments so far and of course, at least one lunatic will blame the mother. If you're not going to say it, I will. You Nairaland men are not only dangerous to yourselves, your partners, your children, your families and the society at large, you are also the worst hypocrites on earth. You people commit at least 90% of the crimes reported daily yet you're quick to shout that women are this and that.

Is it because of women that you have to keep your house secured?

Is it because of women that we're scared to go out at late at night?

Is it because of women that parents are now getting afraid to send their daughters out on errands?

You people keep using fake chats, fake Twitter stories to say all sorts of rubbish about women meanwhile your fellow men are 100% worse. I hope monster you're taming will turn around to destroy you people one day.

you have started misbehaving on this forum recently with your foolish comments.
Always learn to keep your mouth shut.
It's not by force to comment

dominique:
Why is this monster's identity being protected? No photo, no tangible information about him. How on earth is he going to get apprehended if the general public knows next to nothing about him? The police should do the needful and release more information about him immediately.

As usual no fear men comments so far and of course, at least one lunatic will blame the mother. If you're not going to say it, I will. You Nairaland men are not only dangerous to yourselves, your partners, your children, your families and the society at large, you are also the worst hypocrites on earth. You people commit at least 90% of the crimes reported daily yet you're quick to shout that women are this and that.

Is it because of women that you have to keep your house secured?

Is it because of women that we're scared to go out at late at night?

Is it because of women that parents are now getting afraid to send their daughters out on errands?

You people keep using fake chats, fake Twitter stories to say all sorts of rubbish about women meanwhile your fellow men are 100% worse. I hope monster you're taming will turn around to destroy you people one day.

Nawa o

Why generalizing?

Must be sepsis.

Nawao.

They need to investigate his death for gods sake!

If that hospital is complicit they need to be sued.

One thing parents do it know is babies are not as helpless as we think. They have the power to die if the environment they are born into is too hostile.

RIP CHILD , YOUR DAD FAILED. THIS IS WHAT ANGER CAN DO.
I WHEN I HAD MY FIRST CHILD SOME 15 YEARS AGO, HER INCESSANT CRY GIVES ME JOY EACH TIME IM COMING BACK HOME FROM WORK . BECAUSE ITS ALWAYS BEEN MY WISH TO BE A FATHER . NOW THE CHILD IS GROWN UP TO A BIG CHILD IN SS2 . I WISH SHE WAS STILL THAT BABY

Ifakiland:

Careless mother....forgive your mom for opening legs to a crazy dude.

This is not necessary you are a bad judge

Why not condemn the wicked act of the man for killing his son

newdawnlive:
Ibos are so cruel why will u beat a 2 months innocent baby to death

Must you tribalize issues?

This is beyond my imagination; can't even process this information because it's just too disheartening ... absolutely preventable if only that useless killer had a teeny tiny bit of love for his own child! He could have rocked him, fed him, call the mother or anyone else! This is too sad

Signs of frustration everywhere.
It is obvious the man is not mentally balance..
If nah some mothers dem go don dagger am even before police come. Police go carry everybody
vawulence should be meant with vawulence biko

Eleyigidgan:
you have started misbehaving on this forum recently with your foolish comments.
Always learn to keep your mouth shut.
It's not by force to comment

Come and keep it shut for me, bloody hypocrite! If it was a female culprit now you and your fellow hypocrites will be having a field day right now tearing down the entire female gender. I will continue to expose you people's hypocrisy and stupidity till you lots get sense.

the father should be incarcerated for life


it proves there's no love between the man and the woman


or he might be mentally disturbed...

either of the two

dominique:


Come and keep it shut for me, bloody hypocrite! If it was a female culprit now you and your fellow hypocrites will be having a field day right now tearing down the entire female gender. I will continue to expose you people's hypocrisy and stupidity till you lots get sense.

your hasty generalization of men is what irritates me.
I guess your father or husband is also included in your initial write up.
Senseless feminist wannabe

I hate one tribe like that with great and extreme ion