Breakthrough: Modibbo Adama Teaching hospital separate co-join twins again

Breakthrough: Modibbo Adama Teaching hospital separate co-join twins again

From Umar Dankano, Yola

The Modibbo Adama University Teaching hospital Yola has conducted successful surgical operation on separation of co-joined twins at the hospital facility on Monday.

By the records, this is the sixth times such co-joined twins separation surgical operation were performed successfully

Head of the surgical team and former Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Professor Auwal Abubakar said his team had a three hours surgical operation on the co-joined twins asserting that all the neccesary gazettes for the operation were effective which made the medical exercise easier.

Professor Abubakar explained that, the co-joined twins were attached together through their abdominal position of their bodies at birth which informed the parent to report the complications to the hospital and they (parent) came from Taraba state for the medical attention.

Auwal added that the patient were held for some time for observation and research on the case before finally the separation surgery was conducted by the thirty five team.He also confirmed that the twins have been taken to intensive care unit,ICU for the torched parts to hail gradually.

He also applauded the Tertiary Education Trust Fund,TETFUND for the provision of the centre of excellence where state of art medical equipments are installed for health care delivery services for the public stressing that the services to the co-joined twins were free of charge.

In his remarks,the father of the separated twins, Shuaibu Jibrin appreciated the gesture extended to him for assessing the medical surgery at no cost.

Jibrin narrated that he married his wife in February 2025 who got pregnant at the nineth month of their marriage but the delivering of the co-joined twins came with complications where the twins were delivered through caesarea section (C-section) at Jatau health facility in Bali local government area of Taraba state.

Jibrin said that, after his wife gave birth to the co-joined twins, died in the process as they were advised to come to Modibbo Adama Teaching hospital Yola for the services needed which they adhered to and it has been done successfully.

He stated that, the hospital accorded free services since their arrival in the last five months.

Chief Medical Director of the hospital (MAUTH YOLA), Professor Adamu G.Bakari assured that public that the hospital is accessible to the public with qualified staff and equipments for health care delivery.

Professor Bakari confirmed that the federal government has installed needed equipments for excellent service delivery noting that maintenance culture on the apparatus is guaranteed under his watch.

Our Correspondent reported that the separation surgical operation was televised live by the public relations unit of the hospital to the admiration of limited staff, invited journalists and few members of the public.