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Conjoined twins separated at University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (see photo)

The University of Ilorin Teaching hospital has successfully separated a set of conjoined female twins by a team of medical experts on Thursday, January 14.

The twin girls were separated by a 66-member all Nigerian team of paediatric surgeons, paediatricians, paediatric cardiologist, anaesthetists, cardiothoracic surgeon, nurses, pharmacists, behavioural scientists and many more.

Paediatric surgeon, Prof Lukman Abdul-Rahman who is pictured above carrying the babies led the team of paediatric surgeons who performed the surgery.

Sunny Green Itodo

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