Family applauds FG, Saudi Monarch for co-joined twins

The family of co-joined twins, namely Hassana and Hasina, has expressed gratitude to the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Saudi Monarch, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, for their support in helping to separate them.

Supreme reports that the Siamese twins Hassana and Hasina were successively separated by 35 consultants, specialists, nurses, and technical personnel at King Abdullah Specialist Hospital.

The 14- hour successful operation took place on May 18 under the humanitarian auspices for Children of the Saudi Monarch at King Abdulaziz Medical City of the National Guard in Riyadh.

The co-joined twins were born in Kaduna, Nigeria, on Jan. 12, 2022, and they shared the abdomen, pelvis, liver, intestines, urinary and reproductive systems, and pelvic bones.

Mr. Aliyu Abdulmalik, the uncle of the separated co-joined twins, said in Abuja on Tuesday that the surgery was God’s handiwork.

He thanked the Nigerian government for the technical support and the Saudi monarch for the financial support.

“We thank King Salman and the Prince for catering for us from the day we arrived in Saudi Arabia.

“We were given first-class treatment from December 8 when we arrived until the day of the operation; this operation is supposed to cost N36 million, but it was done for free,” he said.

Abdulmalikcommended the Saudi program for the separation of Siamese twins for their expertise in the surgery.

He said that they had supervised 130 cases from 23 countries over 33 years and separated 55 cases, making Hassana and Hasina the 56th case.