A man , Edet Asuquo , has fled his home in the Idi Araba area of Lagos State after he nearly killed his newborn baby , Gift Asuquo .

Little Gift ’s offence was that she was a girl , as 32 -year- old Edet was alleged to have said he didn’t see her usefulness and threatened to kill her .


PUNCH Metro learnt that Edet and the baby ’s mother , Rosemary Kingsley , both indigenes of Calabar, Cross River State , were only dating when the woman became pregnant .

She was reported to have packed into the suspect’ s apartment on Ayinla Street after she was delivered of the baby.

However , Edet , a bus conductor, was said to have been angry that his lover gave birth to a girl and not a boy as he expected, which resulted in frequent
disagreements between them .

On January 10, 2018, the baby was reported to be hungry and was crying when the father allegedly slapped her .

She was said to have convulsed due to the severity of the assault and was rushed to a medical centre for treatment.

Some of the hospital workers reportedly called the attention of the Lagos StatevOffice of the Public Defender to the matter , and the agency contacted thebpolice at the Itire division.

PUNCH Metro learnt that by the time the police got to the house , the suspect had fled.

A social worker with the OPD told our correspondent that blood spurted out of the baby’s nostrils as a result of the injury she sustained , adding that the
mark of the slap was visible on her cheek .

She said, “We gathered that the two lovers were not married . She sold plantain chips , while the
man was a busvconductor. They just met on the
road and agreed to date each other.
She became pregnant a few weeks into the relationship. At the initial stage, the man didn’t
want to take responsibility for the pregnancy . But after she was delivered of the baby , he bowed to pressure and allowed both mother and child to move in with him. They lived in a shop .

“ According to the woman , the baby was crying that morning while the father
carried her . He started abusing the baby and saying a girl would not be
useful to him because he wanted a boy . She said he slapped the baby. At that
point , the baby started convulsing . It was the neighbours who compelled him
to get drugs for the girl ’s treatment. She was later taken to a hospital. The
mark of the assault is visible on the child .
“ When the matter got to our attention , we mobilised policemen to the house .
However , we were told that he had escaped. The police have promised to get
him arrested for assaulting the innocent baby . Even the mother was being
maltreated by Edet; he seized her phone .”


https://punchng.com/three-week-old-baby-girl-hospitalised-after-fathers-slap-police/

Nothing we no go see and hear....wish the little poor child speedy recovery

Thats not a man but a full blown demon.

He should be checked,he has an issue upstairs.

Na illtrate mentality weh dey do am added to Lagos Agbero weh no get joy, i know for sure say police go catch him

the man should be taken to a psychiatrist.... that's insane...

Nigeria is harbouring so many insane people this days.


Just look at the shameful action of a father to be?

Until our youth stay away from harmful brain damaging substances.

Wickedness in low places.

Illiteracy is a disease.
The equation XY is achieved when the donor contributes the Y cos the X is already a constant in the carrier. So why will the donor now turn around and blame the carrier for producing XX when X was the contribution of the donor.

If you don't understand the above you belong to Edets crew.

Education is golden.

The idiot is not worthy of bearing the title father because he is a big fool & a disgrace to the men folks. How would a reasonable human being slap a baby if not that such a person is eternally foolish & useless. The police should do all it can to make sure the the fool is arrested & charged to court.

Carrying a preek is what some feel makes them men.Ndi ara

many mad people in nigeria.
many are mad but few are roaming