Confusion as Man Faints After Wife Delivers Triplets in Kogi

By: Israel Adeleke 

OPEN TELEVISION Naija, OTN News reports as gathered that there was a dramatic scene at the Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, Kogi State, late this week as a man identified as Adamu Muhammed Tenimu, fainted after receiving the news that his wife had delivered a set of triplets.

OTN News further reports as gathered that an eyewitnesses who confirmed that the incident occurred shortly after the delivery, said that the man, upon hearing that his wife given birth to three babies, all girls, was overwhelmed by emotion and slumped.

However, some Hospital officials and sympathisers quickly came to his aid and successfully revived him.

Speaking to journalists shortly after regaining consciousness, Muhammed, a job seeker, expressed a mixture of joy and sadness, citing his inability to meet the financial responsibilities that now accompany the birth.

He said, “I thank God for this miracle, but I am confused and sad. I didn’t know we were expecting triplets. Right now, we don’t even have the means and financial capacity to pay the hospital bills, let alone care for three babies at once."

According to him, the family had only struggled to prepare for one baby as the pregnancy had not been regularly scanned due to financial constraints.

“This blessing is huge, but so is the burden. I don’t even have money to buy diapers or baby food. I don’t know where to start,” he added while shedding tears profusely.