Woman Who Already Has Twins, Births Quadruplets At IDP Camp In Zamfara

Woman Births Quadruplets At IDP Zamfara.

A 33-year-old woman identified as Zainab Salisu, in the internally displaced person (IDP) at Maradun camp, Zamfara, has delivered a set of quadruplet; two males and two females.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mrs Salisu, who hails from Gidan Dan-Guntu village in Maradun District gave birth on Sunday, without complications.

The father of the quadruplet, Malam Salisu Muhammad, told journalists that his wife only attended her antenatal care once at the Maradun General Hospital.

“Even then, her condition seemed normal but she could not get back to the hospital due to fear of attacks by bandits and so we managed her at home since this was not her first pregnancy

” We, however, noticed that this particular pregnancy was too big but since she has had seven deliveries including a set of twins, we paid less attention,” he explained.

He said the woman went into a brief labour in the early hours of Sunday and she was assisted by traditional birth attendants at the IDP, adding that when he reported the incident to the camp officials, they moved the mother and her quadruplet to Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital in Gusau, the state capital.

A medical personnel from Maradun Local Government who pleaded for anonymity, disclosed that they decided to bring them to the hospital because “we believe they will receive better care.

Zaynab and her husband were among more than 12,000 people displaced from nearly 20 communities in five local government areas of Maru, Maradun, Zurmi, Shinkafi and Anka following incessant attacks by bandits in the last three months.