Conjoined Twins With 1 Liver, 1 kidney & 1 intestine born to Abuja Jobless Couple

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.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the National Hospital, Dr. Tayo
Haastrup, said, "The babies were not delivered in the National
Hospital. They were delivered through a Caesarean section in a
hospital somewhere in Gwarinpa; they are fine and their mother is
still in the hospital, where she delivered the children. But the
babies are now in our Special Care Babies Unit."
When asked if any surgery had been done to separate conjoined babies,
Haastrup replied in the negative.
He said, "Surgical operation is not the issue for now; but we have
carried out some tests and other things to find out their state of
health. They are lying now well in SCBU as I am speaking to you."
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.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the National Hospital, Dr. Tayo
Haastrup, said, "The babies were not delivered in the National
Hospital. They were delivered through a Caesarean section in a
hospital somewhere in Gwarinpa; they are fine and their mother is
still in the hospital, where she delivered the children. But the
babies are now in our Special Care Babies Unit."
When asked if any surgery had been done to separate conjoined babies,
Haastrup replied in the negative.
He said, "Surgical operation is not the issue for now; but we have
carried out some tests and other things to find out their state of
health. They are lying now well in SCBU as I am speaking to you."