A mother of six, Mrs Chidinma Njoku has been reported dead three hours after giving birth to conjoined twins in maternity in Umuokoto Nekede in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State.
According to reports, her husband, Anayochukwu Njoku, a taxi driver from Umuakagu, Agbahara Nsu in Ehime Mbano council area, abandoned his wife after she gave birth to the conjoined twins on 11th March 2020.
Director-General of the Imo Foundation, the humanitarian organ of the Imo State government, Mrs Beulah Chukwuma, who spoke to newsmen on the plight of the children, said that after the burial of their late mother, the conjoined twins were brought to them.
“Their father, Mr Anayochukwu Njoku, was helping his late wife in her tailoring shop to earn a living to support their poor family of six after he lost his job two years ago as a driver before the arrival of the conjoined twins.
Sadly, the conjoined twins, Goodluck and Rejoice Njoku were reported to have lost their mother three hours after she gave birth to them.
In the words of Mrs Chukwuma, “by the special grace of God, as soon as the case got to the desk of Governor Hope Uzodimma, he gave an urgent directive for the twins to be brought to the Foundation for their adequate welfare and survival.
“So currently, we are reaching out to quickly get their surgery done so that they can begin to live a better life. Chukwuma said that in spite of the assistance from the state government, there was the need to go beyond government.
“We need to reach out to organizations; individuals that are public-spirited to come to our aid in addition to what the government is doing for us.”
Chukwuma says, “Presently, we have a family with conjoined twins.
