Separated Nigerian conjoined twins return to Kano after successful Saudi surgery

Two Nigerian conjoined twins, Hassana and Husaina, who precocious underwent a palmy separation country successful Saudi Arabia, person returned to Kano connected Friday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the twins received lukewarm reception by Gov. Abba Yusuf and the Consular-General of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia successful Kano, Mr Khalil Al-Admawi astatine the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport.

NAN reports that the twins were separated successful Riyadh aft a 14-hour country conducted by a 38-member aesculapian squad astatine the King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital.

The analyzable cognition was carried retired successful 9 stages, involving specialists successful paediatric surgery, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, urology, anaesthesia and integrative surgery.

The country was described arsenic 1 of the astir challenging undertaken nether the Saudi Siamese Twins Separation Programme.

The Consular-General of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia successful Kano, Mr Khalil  Al-Admawi, who welcomed the family, said the palmy cognition reflected Saudi Arabia’s committedness to humanitarian services.

He added that the Kingdom would proceed to widen aesculapian enactment done the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, noting Nigeria’s long-standing ties with Saudi Arabia.

The separation of Hassana and Husaina brought the fig of palmy operations nether the Saudi Siamese Twins Separation Programme to 65.

The programme, which has tally for implicit 35 years, had provided attraction for 150 sets of conjoined twins from 25 countries.

Also speaking, Yusuf

commended the Saudi Arabian Government for sponsoring the palmy country and aesculapian attraction of the Nigerian conjoined twins.

He described the motion arsenic humanitarian and a amusement of beardown bilateral relations betwixt Nigeria and Saudi Arabia.

Yusuf besides pledged to sponsor the twins’ aesculapian check-up aft 1 twelvemonth and besides promised to grant them scholarships up to assemblage level.

A comparative of the twins, who spoke to NAN said the enactment fixed to the household of the twins was an denotation of the worth Saudi Arabia attaches to quality life.

“This is simply a large alleviation not lone to the parents of the children but to Nigerians successful general. We convey the Saudi authorities for the kindness.

“We admit the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, and the aesculapian squad for their efforts. Nigerians volition not hide this gesture,” helium added. (NAN)

The station Separated Nigerian conjoined twins instrumentality to Kano aft palmy Saudi surgery appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.