The birth of Siamese twins by a housewife, Mrs. Ene Musa Andrew, at the
St. Daniels hospital, Otukpo, came as a great mystery to the people of
Jerusalem street in Otukpo Local Government Area in Benue state.
There has never been any incident of this mysterious birth in any part
of the various communities of the local government. Otukpo is the
ancestral home of the Idoma nation, a minority tribe in the agrarian
state.
It was gathered that the incident occurred penultimate
Monday when the mother of the twins was delivered through a cesarean
operation. The honed twins are still in the hospital without anyone to
come for assistance.
It was also gathered that the Siamese twins have four hands and three legs, two heads, two chests and noses, and that they posses the same pelvic girdle.
The proprietor
of St. Daniels Hospital, Dr. M. O Daniel, said that the twins are
joined together at the abdominal region with a shared female organ, with
one having a healthy traces of surviving than the other.It was also gathered that the Siamese twins have four hands and three legs, two heads, two chests and noses, and that they posses the same pelvic girdle.
He
stated that the twins were eating well but it may result to
complications if an urgent high-tech operation is not carried out
outside the state and appealed to government agencies, philanthropists
and religious institutions to come to the aid of the parents.
Mr.
Andrew Musa, a corporal with the Nigeria Police currently serving with
the Otukpo division is the father of the joined twins. He said "there
has never been such strange delivery in his family lineage.""
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