A 28-year-old woman, Mrs Sakirat Rasaq, on
Monday, at exactly 8.45 a.m. was delivered of quintuplets (three males and two
females) at the Oyo State Special-care baby unit, ward four, south west,
University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.
Mrs Rasaq, a purdah, according to her husband, Alfa Yusuf Rasaq Ewenje, 32, a full-time Islamic cleric, in an interview with the Nigerian Tribune, was referred to the UCH from Adeoyo Hospital, Ibadan, after being placed on bed rest since the pregnancy was three months old.
Allfa Rasaq said, “we first got wind
of the blessing from Allah when she had a scan at three months. At that point,
we knew she was having five babies in her tummy.”
He further informed that the result
of the scan took them to Adeoyo Hospital from Apete Medical Centre, Apete,
Ibadan, where she had originally registered for ante-natal. And even at Adeoyo
hospital, he revealed that the medical team had intimated them that “the best
option for us is to have the baby at the UCH.”
He said that, they took to that
advice and “had the baby around 8.45 a.m. on Monday morning.”
The father of seven children at 32
years revealed: “We did a scan when the pregnancy was three months and
the scan confirmed this. From there, we took her to Adeoyo hospital and they
told us that she needs bed rest and that from there, they started managing her
till Monday that we came here for delivery.”
The couple, who resides at No 23, Akeem Street, Ijokodo, Ibadan, already had two children-one boy and a girl. Umoor Farouk, five, and Mistura, who is three years old.
Though, Alfa Rasaq said he is happy and was
aware of the impending arrival of the children, he however, appealed to the
governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and his wife, Florence, to come
to their aid.
He said he had exhausted the little
amount he had in his savings, considering the enormity of the current situation
and “the fact that I am a full time cleric who is only making little from
quranic lesson, I am taking my quranic learners.”
In spite of this situation, Alfa
Rasaq already had a big dream for all his seven children. He said “my dream is
for them to be leaders in this country, so that no matter my present situation,
people will know them for good.
“Though, I am greatly handicapped now
because I only make living out of my quranic teaching class, I want
well-meaning people to come to my aid. I am using this medium to appeal to the
governor of Oyo State, Senator Ajimobi and his wife; Minister of Health,
Professor Isaac Adewole and the Federal Government to come to my aid so that my
joy won’t turn sour.”
His wife, Mrs Rasaq, on her bed told Nigerian Tribune that “she found favour from Allah.” She expressed her appreciation to God and also appealled for assistance from well-to-do individuals.
THE Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr
Kabir Getso, has confirmed that the state recorded three victims of Lassa fever
from December 14, 2015 to date, just as two suspects are on admission.
This is just as the World Health
Organisation (WHO) donated drugs and equipment to the state in its effort to
fight against Lassa fever.
Dr Getso, who disclosed this on Monday, in
Kano, while addressing newsmen, said the first reported case of Lassa in the
state was on December 14, 2015, reported by the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital of
two confirmed cases from Garun Malam Local Government Area.
According to him, the two confirmed cases
died in the hospital on December 4, while recently, the state recorded the
third victim, a young businessman from Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area, who
travelled from Benue State to Kano.
His words “Since the beginning of
this outbreak to date (February 14, 2016), the state recorded three confirmed
cases in two council areas,” adding that all contacts were identified and
followed up and more than 70 per cent have completed their 21 days follow
up or dropped due to negative results.
He, however, noted that since the beginning
of the outbreak, the state government through the Ministry of Health instituted
several control measures.
These measures, according to him, includes
setting up of rapid response team, establish Lassa fever emergency operation
centre to coordinate day to day response to the current outbreak.
Source: Tribune
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