A baby girl, Fatima, without hands and legs has been born to the family of Ahmadu Didda, a peasant farmer and wife, Rukaiyya, on January 13 in Sandigalua village in Zaki Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
According to a report in Vanguard newspaper, Fatima’s father, Didda, however, expressed gratitude to God for giving them the child, describing her as a beautiful baby.
Didda said Fatima was delivered at home and that both the mother and the baby are healthy.
He said: “This is a gift from God. But it won’t be easy for us to raise Fatima because without legs and hands, she needs special care and attention. We feel sorry for her but with assistance from government and individuals I know that she will live a good life.”
The couple, however, appealed to both government and well-meaning individuals to come to their aid in order to care for the child.