Baby In Bauchi State Born Without Limbs

A baby boy was reported born without limbs in Bauchi state. 

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The Baby Born Without Limbs

While reporting, Daily Independent said the baby, named Chongfilawos, was born on July 4, 2015 in Gudun Sayawa, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis.

His mum, Blessing Samson, who hails from Bogoro local government area (LGA) of the state, gave birth to him with only three fingers popping out from a wrinkled arm at home, because she went into labour in the night.


While granting an interview with pressmen, the baby’s grandmother, Diana Samson said: “My daughter could not be taken to the clinic to deliver her baby because she experienced labour late in the night. My son Chongfilawos is a blessing from God. I called him a blessing child because his birth was easy. When I saw him like this, at first I was not happy but later I prayed and told myself it is the will of God. I love him and I will protect him with everything I have. My daughter Blessing was going for ante natal from the house, her labour started late in the night and we had to call a birth attendant to deliver her. At first we were shocked when we saw the child without hands. But as Christians we believe God has purpose for everything so we started thanking God.”

Diana said further that, “The father of the baby, Jehu Luka, a farmer, lives in our village, Lussa in Bogoro. Luka was away when the baby was born but he came to check his  child and left.”

Bukata Bukar, Blessing’s elder brother in his remarks while thanking God for the gift of a new-born baby to the family said: “This baby is a gift from God and we are not sad in the family.”

He has appealed to individuals in the community not to discriminate against the child: “This is the first time we are seeing this kind of baby in our community. We need the support and love of everyone to help this baby live a normal life. We also appeal to NGOs or the government to help with the education of this child because the father is just a poor farmer and from what we have seen this child needs special support.”

Jude Frank, Blessing’s neighbour, said, “I thank God that they have accepted the child as a creation of God. People have been coming to support the child with cloths. We can assist with clothes and food but I think the family will need assistance of government to bring this child up.”  He further stressed that instead of Blessing to breakdown in tears after the delivery of her child seeing he is a baby without limbs, she was praising God.