The conjoined twins were delivered
at about 7 pm on July 2, 2013 at LUNA Hospital in Gwarinpa, Abuja. The babies
are joined from the stomach and chest down. They have three legs joined
together, one liver, one kidney and one intestine.”
Ironically, the scan that was
conducted didn’t reveal that it was conjoined twins.
The 32-year-old resident of the
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, who is from Itu Local Government Area of Akwa
Ibom State, and his 30-year-old wife, are currently at a loss.
He said, “The scan was done but we
were not informed that it was conjoined twins. When we were told that the babies
were twins, we were all happy. For now, my wife is still in the hospital,
although not fully recovered. But she is responding to treatment.”
Bassey’s hopes were dashed when the
management of the National Hospital told him that they had done their best but
there was no hope that they could do the separation.
He said, “The doctors at the
National Hospital said they have tried their best, including scanning and
everything they could do within their power.
“They said there was nothing else
they could do in that unit. But they told me that if I have anywhere in the
world where the babies could be separated, they would assist and send an e-mail
and refer the babies to that place.
“At what cost? For now, they have
not told me but they said they could not do the separation here and would not
know where they could transfer the babies,” Bassey stated.
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