by David Cyril

 

Charity Atoe is the mother of Timothy, a 3-year-old boy who was born without genitals at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State, and whose father has since run away.

She said that after giving birth to her son and discovering that he had no man-hood, the doctors explained to her that a corrective surgery would have to be carried out in order for the boy to have a man-hood, and that would cost her about N900,000.

While speaking to journalist at the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, she narrated her ordeal;

“My husband ran away after he has spent lots of money on his condition. He is a bricklayer and I used to sell. I have children for two husbands. Two girls for another man and two boys for this man that ran away. I have not seen my husband for the past eight months. I have been to several places and no help came. I have been looking for help for the past three years.

“After looking for help in Benin without any forthcoming. I decided to go to TB Joshua church. On my way, somebody said I should go to Redeemed Church. It was where I was to buy sachet water to drink that I met one woman by name Blessing Usatu. She promised to help me and within few minutes I saw pressmen asking me questions and the report was published the next day alongside my photographs. After two days, I started receiving calls from individuals across the world stating that they have paid money into an account provided alongside the story. I did not know that the account was in her name.”

“She has a store at Ikeja opposite the Redeem church. We went to the hospital at Lagos and Dr. Bankole asked her to give me the money to go and do the operation in Benin but she refused. I used to sleep at Ijesha outside The Lord Chosen Church. Somebody brought N600,000 cash which I saw. I was given N100, 000 and the woman said she would keep the rest. I later gave her N80,000 out of the N100,000. Whenever I am going for check-up, she would give me N2000. She said I should go and call my husband before she will give me the money. I went to the Zenith bank and the bank officials said my picture was not in the account. I really need help. I do not know that the woman was out to dupe me. I have been calling her and her number is not connecting.”

Mrs Charity Atoe has called on the Nigerian police to help her investigate and locate Blessing Usatu, the woman who she claims scammed her of the sum of five million naira (5,000,000) which was raised for her son’s surgery.

If you are interested in offering financial assistance to Timothy for his surgery, kindly reach out to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital(UBTH).

Tel: +234-8065001008, 8022535595, 8162939777, 8153857887

Email:  info@ubth.org