The
happiness of a mother of triplets have been cut short, after she was
reportedly detained in a General hospital in Benue State, over her
unpaid medical bills two weeks after the children were delivered.
user Ukan Kurugh, disclosed that the couple Mr and Mrs Dennis Anongo
need the sum of N77,600 to pay the medical bills, so they can take their
children home. Here’s what he wrote about the incident;
“MR.
& MRS. ANONGO RECEIVES A GIFT OF TRIPLETS FROM GOD BUT CANNOT GO
HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL DUE TO INABILITY TO PAY THE BILL OF N77,600: A
PASSIONATE APPEAL FOR EMERGENCY AID.
By: Ukan Kurugh
Successful delivery of children calls for celebration among parents, the
story of Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Anongo comes with mixed feelings as his
wife, Mrs. Kwaghaondo was delivered of triplets (2 boys and 1 girl) at
the General Hospital, North-Bank, Makurdi. Amidst this joy, they have
been unable to foot the hospital bill of Seventy Seven Thousand, Six
Hundred Naira (N77,600), a reason for which the hospital has refused
them departure.
While I was at the hospital this afternoon, one of
the nurses, Sewuese who called my attention told me in confidence that,
since birth, the children have not added in weight hence they were
malnourished due to the mother’s poor feeding, which in turn has also
affected them. It is incontestible that, at this time, enhanced feeding
is deserved for a mother who has just put to bed and the nature of her
feeding has overriding effects on the newborn.
The father of the
children, Mr. Dennis Anongo is a peasant farmer who is resident at Atsom
Village in Gwande District of Makurdi Local Government Area, a place
located before Daudu on the Makurdi-Lafia road. The mother is but only a
house wife who accompanies her husband to the farm.
The children
which I gathered were delivered through cesarean session, which was done
on the 10th of May, 2017 which means that they have been stayed at the
hospital for more than 2 weeks now. Feeding is equally a challenge,
hence they are of rural domicile and all the visitors from the village
only come along with either pounded yam, akpu or other forms of
carbohydrate foods. This has equally affected the new born babies who
have not added in size since over the 2 weeks of their birth.
I
sincerely wish to use this medium to reach out to the government,
humanitarian organizations, spirited individuals and all members of the
public to add value to the lives of these new children who are for now
been starved and suffered. It’s indeed an uncommon thing of joy that the
children have come, but this challenge has countered the smooth
happiness the family would have celebrated.
The father Mr. Dennis Anongo can be reached on mobile: 09096571784.
God bless us as we once again, touch lives, amen.”
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