A 54-year-old Nigerian woman, Alake Latoyosi, wanted children, but she got more than she bargained for when she delivered 11 children in Cotonou, Benin Republic.
She and her 56-year-old husband are now in a dilemma of how to cater for the more than a handful bundle of joy, and they are now seeking help.
NDA gathered that the first set of babies (six) were born don’t the 7th of August with an additional five coming out a week later.
The babies consisted of eight males and three females, but two of the girls died during delivery, according to her husband, Yahaya Nafiu.
Nafiu said the remaining nine are hale and hearty. However, he said he struggled to meet the huge financial cost of caring for them and their mother.
“A few days after the delivery of the first set of children, my wife said she felt strange movements in her stomach. After a scan was carried out at the hospital, the doctor revealed that she was carrying another set of children, which led them to contact the initial birth attendant, and the next set of five babies was delivered” Nafiu said.
According to him, the pregnancy lasted over three years before the delivery.
He said the hospital could not ascertain the pregnancy position of his wife, resulting in the doctors being unable to carry out a Caesarian operation. The cleric attributed the experience to an evil spiritual influence on the doctors.
They could have children from their previous marriage before the latest deluge of blessings;
