Driver’s wife delivered of quadruplets

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.