From Desmond Mgboh Kano
A set of conjoined babies, Hassana and Hussaini Hassan Isa, Monday, departed the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, for a complex surgical seperation in Saudi Arabia..
The babies, who are from Kano State, were joined at the chest and shared a number of vital organs, making their separation a medically intricate and challenging procedure, according to medical experts.
The surgery which will take place at King’ Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh with the support of the Saudii government will mark a ground breaking moment in the field of Pediatric surgery.
Speaking at the airport shortly before the departure of the twins. Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf expressed appreciation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the humanitarian gesture to the parents of the twins.
He explained that the gesture was not only to the people of the state, but to the entire Muslim community in Nigeria
He recalled that the same Saudi Kingdom had only last year sponsored the surgicery of a siimlar case from the state, adding that both gestures would be remembered for a long time to come.
The Press Atachee at the Saudi Embassy in Abuja, Mohammed Aisahabi said the Kingdom was committed to providing humanitarian reliefs and aid to Nigeria for the betterment and interest of the brotherly and friendly relationship between both countries.