24-year woman, Miss Oluomachi Nwaojo who delivered a set of five babies has solicited for help from the government and good spirited Nigerians to assist the family pay her hospital bill and to care for the babies.
She was delivered of a set of three girls and two boys at the Federal Medical Center, FMC Umuahia Tuesday.
A nurse at the post mantal ward in the hospital who gave her identified simply as Chibuzo, informed that the three girls are strong, while the two boys are receiving experts care at the intensive care unit of the hospital.
She said the woman who hails from Abiriba in Ohafia Local Government of Abia State, conceived through the natural way without any fetility procedure.
She disclosed that the woman is doing well, but still in pain as she went through caesarean session, “hence why we are retricting the number of visitors trooping into the ward when the news filttered into town”.
‘The three girls were the first to be delivered and they are sound. The boys are receiving experts care and will soon join their mother”, the nurse said.
The mother of Oluomachi, Ma Precilla Ogudu, who expressed her Joy at the birth, described it as “are a huge blessing to my family”.
Ma Precilla revealed that multiple birth runs in her family lineage, but that this is the first time a quintuplets would be delivered in the family.
According to her, “I had two set of twins. My daughter that delivered these five babies is also a twin.
“This is huge blessing from God, but we are calling on the government and good spirited individuals to assist us financially so that we can pay our hospital bills and care for these babies”.
Oluomachi is a 400-level student Forestry Department of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, MOUAU and currently engaged in marriage that is yet to be concluded.
Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that NANA/OFUJI Campaign Organization of YPP in Abia that same Tuesday, offsetted Oluomachi’s estimated bill of N400,000.00 cash in advance.
This information was released by one GODWIN ASIEGBU, who is a Media Aide to the group, stating that Amb. Onyekachi Jackie Atuloma handed over the money totalling N400,000.00 (four hundred thousand naira).
According to Amb. Atuloma, “when I saw the report on the Facebook, I went to the hospital and quickly called my principals, A YPP guber candidate, Nana Chima Nwafor and his deputy, Chima Anyaso who quickly affsetted the bill.
