Uproar over mutilation of newborn baby in Kebbi

mutilated arm of newborn

There was an uproar in Kebbi on Tuesday and Wednesday over the alleged maiming of a newborn baby by a medical doctor who is a staff of Zuru General Hospital.


The Kebbi State Government set up an inquiry to investigate the case of the unknown doctor who caused the newborn baby to lose its limb, after videos of the incident went viral and enraged the public.

The baby allegedly lost its limb as a result of a the unnamed doctor's medical error.

The Senior Special Adviser (SSA), on new media to Governor Atiku Bagudu, Aisha Augie-Kuta in Birnin-Kebbi confirmed the governor's order to investigate the issue after seeing photographs and a rather disturbing watching video of a man who claimed to be a relative of the child.

Meanwhile  Bala Ibn Na’Allah the Deputy Senate Leader representing Kebbi South in the National Assembly, the area where the incident occurred, had reportedly taken over the full medical treatment of the after the ugly incident occurred.

The senator, it was gathered, had already directed that the mother and baby be transported from their village in Danko to the Federal Medical Center, FMC in Birnin-Kebbi for full medical attention.

According to the statement, Na’ Allah said, ” The mother and baby are already on their way to the FMC as a priority to save live.”