Fellow pals, last week I posted a story on the Baby Born Without Arms, Legs in Bauchi [See earlier story], due to the comments from so many house members, i decided to follow up on the issue and now i have been able to track the family of the baby.
Although Mallam Ahmadu Didda is physically challenged, he and Rukkaiya his wife had previously had four children who were all ‘normal’ children with no deformity whatsoever. But the couple’s attempt at having their fifth child was a different story entirely, which invariably brought them into the news.
The Fulani couple lives at Dunomari in Sakwa village in Zaki Local Government Area of Bauchi. About two weeks ago, January 13, 2012 to be precise, Rukaiyya, delivered a baby girl without arms and legs, which stunned the people of the sleepy village as the birth was a strange occurrence to them and many. The baby, named Fatima, apart from the fact that she is without arms and legs, looks healthy.
Fatima’s condition, according to medical experts is called phocomelia, a congenital birth defect in which the hands and feet are attached to abbreviated arms and legs. The bones of the arms, the experts say, may be extremely shortened and even absent and in some cases, while the fingers of the hands may be joined together.
According to Dr Obiora Kelvin of Reemee Medicare Nigeria Limited, Bauchi, an extreme case of phocomelia, like that of little Fatima, occurred when the upper bones of both the arms and legs are absent such that the hands and feet of the affected individual will appear attached directly to the body. This, he said, was called tetraphocomelia.
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Posted: at 29-01-2012 07:58 AM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Simon-Zeletus at 29-01-2012 08:16 AM (12 years ago) (m)
Stupid aboki you have 4 children and continue producing more, maybe your beggar you have deliver your capborn copy
Posted: at 29-01-2012 08:16 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Southernking at 29-01-2012 09:20 AM (12 years ago) (m)
POSTER BUT YOUR EXPLANATION TO THE BABY'S DEFORMITY DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO AN AVERAGE NIGERIAN, LET ALONE ABOKI WEY DON DECLARE "BOOK HARAM". YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEFINE THE BABY'S CONDITION AND RELATE IT TO HER ENVINRONMENT, WHAT ARE THE VITAMINS AND MINERALS LACKING THAT LED TO THE NON-DEVELOPMENT OF THESE PARTS OF THE BODY? COULD SUCH VITAMINS BE LACKING AS A RESULT OF PARENTS INABILITY TO FEED WELL? IS ANY PERSON IN THE FAMILY DEFORMED? TO WHAT EXTENT? COULD IT BE GENETIC OR CAUSED BY SOME SORT OF INFECTION? YOU MENTIONED FATHER IS PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED BUT TO WHAT EXTENT? COULD THE BABY'S DEFORMITY BE LINKED WITH FATHER'S PHYSICAL CONDITION? YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL READERS WHAT PLANS THE PARENTS, TOWN, LOCAL IMAMS, LOCAL OR STATE GOVERNMETS HAVE FOR THE BABY - PLEASE DON'T TELL US STATE GOVERNOR CAN ONLY SPONSOR TERROR! IN ALL, POOR PEOPLE SHOULD BE PROPERLY EDUCATED ON FAMILY PLANNING AND BE MADE TO UNDERSTAND THAT GOD DOES NOT SEND BABIES DOWN FROM THE SKY. IF THEY ALREADY HAD 4 CHILDREN, I BELIEVE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH FOR ANY SANE PARENTS IN NIGERIA TODAY. I FEEL FOR THE INNOCENT FATIMA. I HOPE THEIR CHIEF PREISTS SITTING ON MASSIVE OIL WEALTH UP THERE IN THE ARABIAN PENNINSULA AND DOWN HERE IN AFRICA SHOULD BE ABLE TO HELP AND NOT JUST KEEP USING THEIR WEALTH FOR THE WRONG REASONS - LIKE CHAD PRESIDENT AND HIS NEW WIFE! IN EUROPE OR AMERICA, PARENTS POOR OR RICH, THIS CHILD WILL GROW UP A NORMAL CHILD.[/b]
Posted: at 29-01-2012 09:20 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie
POSTER BUT YOUR EXPLANATION TO THE BABY'S DEFORMITY DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO AN AVERAGE NIGERIAN, LET ALONE ABOKI WEY DON DECLARE "BOOK HARAM". YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEFINE THE BABY'S CONDITION AND RELATE IT TO HER ENVINRONMENT, WHAT ARE THE VITAMINS AND MINERALS LACKING THAT LED TO THE NON-DEVELOPMENT OF THESE PARTS OF THE BODY? COULD SUCH VITAMINS BE LACKING AS A RESULT OF PARENTS INABILITY TO FEED WELL? IS ANY PERSON IN THE FAMILY DEFORMED? TO WHAT EXTENT? COULD IT BE GENETIC OR CAUSED BY SOME SORT OF INFECTION? YOU MENTIONED FATHER IS PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED BUT TO WHAT EXTENT? COULD THE BABY'S DEFORMITY BE LINKED WITH FATHER'S PHYSICAL CONDITION? YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL READERS WHAT PLANS THE PARENTS, TOWN, LOCAL IMAMS, LOCAL OR STATE GOVERNMETS HAVE FOR THE BABY - PLEASE DON'T TELL US STATE GOVERNOR CAN ONLY SPONSOR TERROR! IN ALL, POOR PEOPLE SHOULD BE PROPERLY EDUCATED ON FAMILY PLANNING AND BE MADE TO UNDERSTAND THAT GOD DOES NOT SEND BABIES DOWN FROM THE SKY. IF THEY ALREADY HAD 4 CHILDREN, I BELIEVE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH FOR ANY SANE PARENTS IN NIGERIA TODAY. I FEEL FOR THE INNOCENT FATIMA. I HOPE THEIR CHIEF PREISTS SITTING ON MASSIVE OIL WEALTH UP THERE IN THE ARABIAN PENNINSULA AND DOWN HERE IN AFRICA SHOULD BE ABLE TO HELP AND NOT JUST KEEP USING THEIR WEALTH FOR THE WRONG REASONS - LIKE CHAD PRESIDENT AND HIS NEW WIFE! IN EUROPE OR AMERICA, PARENTS POOR OR RICH, THIS CHILD WILL GROW UP A NORMAL CHILD.[/b]
well spoken sorry well written
Posted: at 29-01-2012 09:27 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
Stupid aboki you have 4 children and continue producing more, maybe your beggar you have deliver your capborn copy
you are an idiot ,did he come to your door mouth and beg you for money? why do you always behave like a real animal? you , your self , how many your father produce? am sure he produced more than one dozen
Posted: at 29-01-2012 09:39 AM (12 years ago) | Grande Master
PreciousA at 29-01-2012 11:02 AM (12 years ago) (f)
Southernking wrote:
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POSTER BUT YOUR EXPLANATION TO THE BABY'S DEFORMITY DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO AN AVERAGE NIGERIAN, ... IN EUROPE OR AMERICA, PARENTS POOR OR RICH, THIS CHILD WILL GROW UP A NORMAL CHILD.[/b]
From the OP quote]Fatima’s condition, according to medical experts is called phocomelia, a congenital birth defect in which the hands and feet are attached to abbreviated arms and legs. The bones of the arms, the experts say, may be extremely shortened and even absent and in some cases, while the fingers of the hands may be joined together.[/quote]
Try Googling the term "phocomelia". Try looking at the photo. Observe the father's arms. What makes you write such nonsense as this:IN EUROPE OR AMERICA, PARENTS POOR OR RICH, THIS CHILD WILL GROW UP A NORMAL CHILD?
Posted: at 29-01-2012 11:02 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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