BEGS GOVERNMENT TO ADOPT BABY
A middle-aged man, Mudashiru Sheriffdeen, has reportedly
run away immediately he was told his wife, Taiwo, gave birth to a baby boy
without arms.
Sherifdeen, who lived at Bosun Street, Ifo, Ifo
Local Government area of Ogun State, was said to have taken to his heels on
Tuesday when he heard that their new baby boy had no arms.
It was gathered that the baby boy was born around
2pm at a private hospital, Majotal Medical Clinic, at Ilogbo area of
Ado/Odo-Ota local government area of the state.
It weighed 3.25kg at birth.
The mother of the baby said immediately she gave
birth to the baby boy, her husband took to his heels on hearing that the baby
was born without arms.
She said: “This is my first child and I do not know why
I had to give birth to this kind of a baby. Immediately my husband was informed
that his son had deformity, he had not come to see me.
“He is a commercial bus driver, and we had been married
now for almost two years before God decided to answer our prayer.
“When I was pregnant, we took every step that the doctor
directed us to take, but we did not know why we came about this calamity.”
While pleading for assistance from well meaning
Nigerians, Mrs Sheriffdeen said: “I have been warned by both my husband and our
landlord not to bring the child home.
“The hospital management has asked us to leave the
hospital, now I and this child have nowhere to go, I don’t need this baby. I
want government to come and adopt him.”
It was further gathered that the man has vowed not to
accept the baby and asked the government to claim ownership.
A source told our correspondent that, Mudashiru
has offered the government the baby .
Attempt to get government’s
reaction to the incident was unsuccessful as the mobile line of the
Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Elisabeth Sonubi,
was unreachable.
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