Woman Gives Birth To Quintuplets In Anambra | PHOTOS

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Woman Gives Birth To Quintuplets In Anambra | PHOTOS

THE industrial town of Nnewi in Nnewi North Local
Government Area of Anambra State recently played
host to an uncommon occurrence but a pleasant
surprise.

An expectant mother, Mrs. Chiamaka Ezeudenyi, had
started experiencing her labour pains and was
rushed to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching
Hospital, Nnewi, to be delivered of her baby.

Though the 32-year-old Mrs. Ezeudenyi who hails
from Nnobi in Idemili South Local Government Area
of the state had lost her previous pregnancy, her
wish was to have this survive. In the end, she came
out of the labour room with an unanticipated but
pleasant package. She was delivered of quintuplets.

Sadly, one died leaving her with four (two males and
two females).
Interestingly, the woman was admitted to the
hospital when the recent doctor’s strike was on-
going.

As the mother of four, Mrs. Ezeudenyi was caught
between the mixed feelings of the gift of the four
surviving out of the five quintuplets and the
prospect of raising them. A business man and well
known philanthropist, Chief Louis Carter Izuchukwu
Onwugbenu’s (Okpata Ozuo Ora Nnewi) visit to the
hospital brought her the needed succour. Chief
Onwugbenu popularly known and called Louis
Carter was celebrating his 61st birthday with
children and friends in his house when news of the
uncommon birth filtered in.

He excused his friends and quickly left to visit the
mother and the new twins at the hospital where he
announced the award of automatic scholarship to
them up to university level within and outside the
country.

Chief Onwungbenu said he was moved by pity and
compassion for the poor mother and the kids,
moreso, their birth coincided with his 61st birthday.
He also picked up the hospital bills. Louis Carter did
n ot stop here.

He equally extended his benevolence to three
patients earlier discharged from the hospital but
held hostage by the hospital authorities for failure to
pay the sum of about four hundred thousand naira
being their total bills. Louis Carter also picked up
their bills.

The beneficiaries are Uyanwa, Nkechinyere,
Ikwuegbe Chizoba and Obi Uchenna.
Chief Onwugbenu said the gesture was to glorify and
appreciate God’s abundant blessings on him. In his
words Ï was nothing when the hospital was
commissioned in 1991. I have every reason to thank
God for being exceptionally kind to me. August 15 is
my birthday and I want to celebrate with these new
set ogf twins who share the same date of birth with
me. Since God has endowed me with the means, I
have awarded scholarship to the twins and I did this
as the spirit directs me to touch the lives of the
under-privileged and the physically challenged’’.

Chief Onwugbenu added “I celebrated my birthday
with members of the Block Rosary Prayer group at
St Louis Catholic church, Uruagu, Nnewi where I
advised the children to remain fervent in prayers
and worshipping God because I am a living example
of what god can do to those who trust and keep
faith in Him.

Louis Carter went down memory lane and recalled
that what moulded his life was his contact with the
early missionaries in Nnewi including Reverend
Fathers Louis Kettle (his adopted name) Duncan,
Baycon and an indigenous priest, Reverend Father
Basil Onwuasomba.

The quintuplets’ with philanthropist, Chief Louis
Carter Izuchukwu Onwugbenu and other well
wishers Honesty and fear of God He urged the
children to be tenacious in their religious duties,
work hard, be honest and most importantly, have
the fear of God in their undertakings so that God will
in turn reward them.

In his remard, the deputy chairman, Medical
Advisory Committee, Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Dr Joseph Ugboaja who
represented the Chief Medical Director, Prof.

Anthony Igwegbe said that Mrs Ezeudenyi was
admitted to the Hospital when the Doctors strike
was still raging. As a result, the few Medical hands
and Nurses took it as a challenge until she was
delivered of the quintuplets via caesarean..

The beneficiaries were full of appreciation to Chief
Louis Onwugbenu and prayed God to continue to
bless him abundantly and give him longevity. The set
of twins are in the intensive unit of the hospital.