A 28-year-old woman, Mrs Charity Anani, who gave birth to quadruplets at a private medical facility in Igando, Lagos State, has died along with one of her newborn babies after developing breathing complications.
Charity delivered the four babies at Adebayo Hospital, located on Governor’s Road in Igando, on February 27, 2026.
Following the delivery, she and the newborns were reportedly detained at the hospital over their inability to settle a medical bill of about N3 million.
Her husband, Mr Paul, confirmed the development to journalists, stating that Charity died on Friday, April 3, 2026, after her health deteriorated the previous day.
According to him, Charity began experiencing breathing difficulties on Thursday evening, prompting him to call the doctor for urgent medical attention.
“It happened on Friday, April 3, 2026. She was complaining that she was not breathing. Her breathing was not fine, so I needed to call the doctor to check on her. After the doctor examined her, she was given oxygen and medication,” Paul said.
He added that her breathing complications lasted from Thursday evening until Friday morning when she eventually passed away.
“The breathing complications started on Thursday between 5 pm and 6 pm till around 9 am on Friday, when she eventually passed. We are still in the hospital, Adebayo Hospital at Governor’s Road in Igando, Lagos State, where the incident happened,” he stated.
Before her death, one of the quadruplets who had earlier developed complications and was placed in an incubator also died, worsening the family’s grief.
Paul explained that he kept the death of the baby from his wife due to her fragile condition.
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“I had to keep it to myself, thinking that when we got home, I’d know how to tell her. I didn’t know that this was what would happen at the end of the day. We have been discharged from the hospital,” he added.
Charity, who already had a daughter before the quadruplets, was initially expecting twins based on earlier ultrasound scans. However, the family was surprised when she eventually delivered four babies through a caesarean section, with two of the babies delivered surgically.
Paul further disclosed that although part of the N3 million bill had been paid, about N1.4 million remained outstanding at the time of the incident.
He noted that despite the unpaid balance, the hospital discharged the family following the tragic development.
“Actually, I’m not in the hospital again. Although I’ve not been able to balance the hospital bill, as the situation is, they had to discharge us. My family had to take me away from the hospital and put me somewhere because, as I speak, I’m not with my family at the moment,” he said.
“I’m currently not getting myself. But the hospital bill had not been claimed even before the incident happened. The three other babies are fine by the grace of God, and they are being taken care of by my family,” Paul added.
The incident has left the family in deep mourning, while the three surviving babies are reportedly stable and currently under the care of relatives.
