May 14, 2026

Conjoined twins separated in UNILORIN teaching hospital (UITH)

By Ali Khadija

The University of Ilorin Teaching hospital has brought some good news to Nigerians, as a set of conjoined female twins were successfully separated by a team of medical personnel on Thursday, January 14, 2021.

The twins were separated by a team of 66 all-Nigerian paediatric surgeons, paediatricians, paediatric cardiologist, nurses, pharmacists, anaesthetists, behavioral scientists cardiothoracic surgeon, and other medical experts.

The  66-man team was led by an ace Paediatric surgeon, Prof Lukman Abdul-Rahman.

The news has really proven to us that Nigerian medical personnel are good!

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