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.
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.”
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. “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.
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.
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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.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/drivers-wife-delivered-quadruplets/#sthash.q62dz6gG.dpuf
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