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A team of doctors has successfully separated a set of conjoined twins at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, FCT.

Nuhu Kwajafa, a doctor with Global Peace Initiatives, confirmed the success of the operation that took the team several hours on Tueadsy.

Writing via his Instagram account, he said the twins were born in June 2018 and are both boys.

According to Kwajafa, doctors had advised that the surgery can be carried out at their four months of age.

He said a total sum of N1 million was required as payment for the surgery.

Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, was said to have donated to the cause.

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Finally separated. We give glory to God for a successful surgery. We still have 800k to go. 80 of us by 10k each, or 800 of us by 1k each. We can do it… Global initiative for peace, love and care. Ecobank A/C 3362017526. God bless.@icsanomi @samira_sheriff @daddyfreeze @elrufaihauwa @maktoubboss

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“We wish to express our profound gratitude, as we say a massive thank you to Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, for his kind-hearted and extremely generous gesture to the successfully separated twins and their family,” Kwajafa wrote.

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We wish to express our profound gratitude, as we say a massive thank you to Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara, for his kind hearted and extremely generous gesture to the successfully separated twins and their family. This wouldn’t have been possible without the Hon Speakers friendly team and Ms Mariam Mohamed @maktoubboss, who drew the attention of the Speaker to our post. God bless you Sir. @rt.hon.yakubudogara @maktoubboss @instablog9ja @hausaroom @buharisallau @oaktvonline

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