The arrival of a baby in every home heralds joy. But this was not the case for Mr. Mudashiru Sheriffdeen of Bosun Street, Ifo in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The wife, Taiwo, was on Tuesday delivered of a baby boy who had no arms. The baby boy weighed 3.25 kilogrammes at birth and was born around 2pm at a private hospital, Majotal Medical Clinic at the Ilogbo area of Ado/Odo-Ota Local Government Area of the state.
The mother of the baby told MetroPlus that immediately she gave birth to the baby boy, her husband took to his heels on hearing that the baby was born without arms.
Expressing her sadness, she said: “This is my first child and I do not know why I gave birth to this kind of a baby. Immediately my husband was informed that his son had deformity, he ran away and 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 prayers. When I was pregnant, we took every steps 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, this child and I have nowhere to go, I don’t need this baby. I want government to adopt him.”
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Posted: at 26-02-2015 07:22 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Poor child! May God send you an helper from above. I think the government should just adopt the child because they way mother is talking calling her own child "calamity" all because he does not have a hand. They will just kill the innocent child one day if he is not taken away from them. I wish they have child protective service in Nigeria. Poverty is a disease.
Posted: at 26-02-2015 07:41 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
Poor child! May God send you an helper from above. I think Nigeria government should just adopt the child because with the way the mother is talking calling her own child "calamity" all because he does not have hands. They will just kill the innocent child one day if he is not taken away from them. I wish they have child protective service in Nigeria. Poverty is a disease.
Posted: at 26-02-2015 08:05 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
0Oh No! They are surposed to take the baby and take care of him,no need to run away from the reality. Who knows? The child might grow up to become a celebrity,atleast he has voice , legs,eyes n other features. He's born with talents,pls tell the parents.
Posted: at 26-02-2015 12:37 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
discollins at 26-02-2015 07:46 PM (10 years ago) (m)
Quote from: seanT on 26-02-2015 07:41 AM
Poor child! May God send you an helper from above. I think the government should just adopt the child because the way the mother is talking , calling her own child "calamity" all because he does not have an arm. They will just kill the innocent child one day if he is not taken away from them. I wish they have child protective service in Nigeria. Poverty is a disease.
i BELEIVE U.............
Posted: at 26-02-2015 07:46 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
Munkullung at 7-07-2016 12:12 PM (8 years ago) (m)
All you need to do is to praise God for at least having a child. I am married for twelve years now without even a disabled child. I wish I have even that kind of a child.
Posted: at 7-07-2016 12:12 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie