A
house wife in Ningi local government area of Bauchi State has given
birth to conjoined twin girls. The twins were delivered through a
Caesarean Section at the General Hospital Ningi a week ago.
Speaking
on the birth of the conjoined twins, the doctor who performed the
operation to remove the twins, Dr Sama’ila Mato Jahun, said that the
decision to perform the ceasarean section to remove the twins followed a
scan that revealed they were in an awkward position.
“When a
scan was conducted, it showed that they were lying in a position that
will not allow their passage through the birth canal so we recommended a
CS to remove them.
“In the course of the operation we
discovered that they are conjoined twins. They are healthy but they have
only one stomach, four arms, and three legs.
So their
physiology is very delicate,” he said. Speaking, the father of the
twins, Suleiman Usman, said that, his wife, Habiba showed slight signs
of labour for about five days so he took her to the hospital where she
was attending ante natal clinic.
“When we went to the hospital
we were told to go for a scan and after the scan the doctors told us
that she had to be operated upon after which they were delivered with
the unusual twins.
“Since their birth, people have been trooping
to the hospital to catch a glimpse and the thing is becoming unbearable
because we have to call security to control people. We don’t know how
we can cope when we are discharged from the hospital,” he said.
Usman
said he got married to Habiba two years ago and she had a miscarriage a
year ago after which she became pregnant again and gave birth to the
conjoined twins.
According to him, although the mother and the
children are healthy, she lacks breast milk to feed them so they are
being fed with baby fomula. He said the emir of Ningi has given some
money to assist them buy baby feeds.
The father, who was visibly
agitated, said he was concerned about the future of his conjoined
children. “I have been seeing pictures of conjoined twins on the
internet and on television, but I have never thought of how their
families cope until now.
Alhamdulillahi, their birth is a trial
from Allah and only He knows how their live s will be. I thank him for
his mercies,” he said.
