TRIPLETS AND FATHER VANISH

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In the household of Latifa Adeniyi, an unemployed young lady living at Oritagbaemu, Osogbo in Osun State, these are not the best of times. A situation that should have brought immense joy to her entire household has, ironically, become a source of untold pain and anguish.

Since February 25, when she gave birth to a bouncing set of triplets, joy seems to have taken flight out of her life. Soon after she delivered her babies, their dad suddenly vanished. And while she was trying to get over that, two of the babies died. And now, she can no longer hide her sorrow.

I have been very unfortunate, she tells Daily Sun. I was very happy when I gave birth to the triplets. But my joy was cut short on the first day and now, things are finally falling apart for me and my family.

Latifas agony started shortly after the birth of her babies. A young lady without any visible means of livelihood, she had been intimately involved with a young commercial motorbike operator named, Adeniyi Ajibola. According to her, their relationship was accidental, and they never planned for a pregnancy. But the young man still stood by her until she delivered.

As soon as he discovered that this young lady had given birth to a set of triplets, he shouted, Oh my God! What is this? He then went out. And since then, weve not seen him. He has run away, said Latifas grandmother, Madam Hasanatu Shittu.
Both Mama and Latifa were still contemplating how they would cope with three kids when two of the babies fell ill. Before they could get any help, both had died. Latifas grandmum explains the reason for their sudden death.

They lacked nutrition. I was the one breastfeeding the triplets before the two died. When they fell ill, we had to rush them to the native doctor because we had no money to take them to the hospital. We have been crying for help since the babies were delivered, but we never got any positive response.
Latifas health has taken a turn for the worse since her babies died.

She has been bleeding and I had to take her to the hospital. Latifa is appealing to good Nigerians to come to her assistance in order to save her remaining baby. Im appealing to Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola and his wife to come to our aid. We have no money. But I dont want my remaining baby to die. God will bless anybody that comes to our aid, she says with tears in her eyes.
 
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Source www.sunnewsonline.com Wednesday 14th march 2007

[PrincessB]

This is a very sad story. Stress of life is just killing everyone
and making them run from what should normally be a happy
event.
When will Nigeria, do the right thing and have a decent
welfare system that will cater for the less well off and those
living below the breadline?