A Lagos driver, Kehinde Tijani, and his wife Grace,
were recently blessed with a set of quadruplets at
Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi-
Araba, Lagos, on October 1. They already have
three sons before the new additions. Ironically, what should bring joy is gradually
becoming a source of worry for this couple, as
Kehinde, a driver and Grace, a small-time caterer,
were already living from hand to mouth before
the four extra mouths put them at crossroads. The family presently resides in a tiny, rented one-
room apartment at Ajangbandi in Okokomaiko,
Lagos.
They expressed gratitude to God for the gift of
children, but are saddened and fearful of an
uncertain future occasioned by poverty and
hardship. Kehinde, who hails from OyoState, said they need
financial assistance to take care of his wife and
children. ‘I need help’ He said: “I need help. I am a driver. I started
driving someone last year and my monthly salary
is so meager I can hardly feed three children not
to talk of seven. “I need help please. I want the government and
other people, who can, to come to my aid. I don’t
have money, I don’t have a house. I need about
N1 million to take care of the medical bills of the
children and their mother. “My wife had two Caesarian Sections and since the
birth of the babies last week they have been in an
incubator. Also, with the arrival of the
quadruplets, we need better accommodation for
the children.” I was told I had fibroid— Mother Grace said: “When I discovered that I wasn’t
feeling too well, I went to a private hospital,
where they asked me to undergo scan.
QUADRUPLETS—Kehinde and Grace Tijani and their
new-born quadruplets (in incubators above) at
Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba,
Lagos. The couple already had three sons before
the latest addition on October 1. “After the scan, they told me that I had fibroid.
Then I came to LUTH and after several tests and a
scan, it was revealed that I was pregnant with five
babies. “On hearing the news, I got really scared and
depressed because of our hard condition. Later, I
had a partial miscarriage of one of the fetus
because of the fear and depression. “I have been in the hospital since July. That was
three months before I delivered, because of my
health conditions. All through this period, my
husband had to struggle to make ends meet. “Things have been difficult as he only earns
N30,000 monthly, and we had three children
before the arrival of these four.” Grace from Delta state, said she has no history of
multiple birth in her family. She said: “I have been married for 10 years now.
It is only my husband who is a twin. How can I
take care of four babies at the same time? “Please help us. The babies, three girls and a boy,
have been placed in the incubator. “The first baby girl weighed about 1.65kg, the
second girl, 1.50kg, third girl 1.6Kg. The only boy
tipped the scales at 1.45kg.” At press time, the doctor that took the delivery
was unavailable to speak on the babies chances
of survival, but the spokesperson for LUTH, Mrs
Hope Nwawolo, noted that the babies are in good
health and medically stable.
were recently blessed with a set of quadruplets at
Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi-
Araba, Lagos, on October 1. They already have
three sons before the new additions. Ironically, what should bring joy is gradually
becoming a source of worry for this couple, as
Kehinde, a driver and Grace, a small-time caterer,
were already living from hand to mouth before
the four extra mouths put them at crossroads. The family presently resides in a tiny, rented one-
room apartment at Ajangbandi in Okokomaiko,
Lagos.
They expressed gratitude to God for the gift of
children, but are saddened and fearful of an
uncertain future occasioned by poverty and
hardship. Kehinde, who hails from OyoState, said they need
financial assistance to take care of his wife and
children. ‘I need help’ He said: “I need help. I am a driver. I started
driving someone last year and my monthly salary
is so meager I can hardly feed three children not
to talk of seven. “I need help please. I want the government and
other people, who can, to come to my aid. I don’t
have money, I don’t have a house. I need about
N1 million to take care of the medical bills of the
children and their mother. “My wife had two Caesarian Sections and since the
birth of the babies last week they have been in an
incubator. Also, with the arrival of the
quadruplets, we need better accommodation for
the children.” I was told I had fibroid— Mother Grace said: “When I discovered that I wasn’t
feeling too well, I went to a private hospital,
where they asked me to undergo scan.
QUADRUPLETS—Kehinde and Grace Tijani and their
new-born quadruplets (in incubators above) at
Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba,
Lagos. The couple already had three sons before
the latest addition on October 1. “After the scan, they told me that I had fibroid.
Then I came to LUTH and after several tests and a
scan, it was revealed that I was pregnant with five
babies. “On hearing the news, I got really scared and
depressed because of our hard condition. Later, I
had a partial miscarriage of one of the fetus
because of the fear and depression. “I have been in the hospital since July. That was
three months before I delivered, because of my
health conditions. All through this period, my
husband had to struggle to make ends meet. “Things have been difficult as he only earns
N30,000 monthly, and we had three children
before the arrival of these four.” Grace from Delta state, said she has no history of
multiple birth in her family. She said: “I have been married for 10 years now.
It is only my husband who is a twin. How can I
take care of four babies at the same time? “Please help us. The babies, three girls and a boy,
have been placed in the incubator. “The first baby girl weighed about 1.65kg, the
second girl, 1.50kg, third girl 1.6Kg. The only boy
tipped the scales at 1.45kg.” At press time, the doctor that took the delivery
was unavailable to speak on the babies chances
of survival, but the spokesperson for LUTH, Mrs
Hope Nwawolo, noted that the babies are in good
health and medically stable.
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