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Father-of-five absconds as wife gives birth to quadruplets in Edo

Thursday, January 07, 2021 at 7:57 AM by Tunde Ososanya

- A Nigerian father-of-five has taken to his heels after his wife gave birth to four more children at once

- The new mum identified as Rita Ndibisu gave birth to the quadruplets on Saturday, January 2

- A Facebook user, Sarah Az Izevbigie, made the disclosure on her page on Sunday, January 3

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A father-of-five has absconded after his wife delivered a set of quadruplets on Saturday, January 2, in Benin, the Edo state capital.

The disclosure was made by a Facebook user identified as Sarah Az Izevbigie. According to the woman, the new mum, Rita Ndibisu, needs the help of Nigerians to cater for her babies.

She appealed to well-meaning Nigerians to help Rita and her children as she shared account details.

Father-of-five absconds as wife gives birth to quadruplet in Edo — The mother-of-five gave birth to quadruplets and her husband is nowhere to be found. Photo credit: Sarah Az Izevbigie
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Sarah wrote:

"She needs help and assistance from me and all well meaning Nigerians out there. Diapers, baby food, baby clothes, wipes, money will be well appreciated as her hospital bill is yet to be settled.

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"Her name again is Rita Ndubisi, account number 3147825035, First bank. Her phone number 07033666031 Or make use of my account number 2007839177 Sarah iroghama Izevbigie zenith bank. Your little contribution will go a long way and will be well appreciated. Thanks and God bless."

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In other news, Peter Ejiofor, the deputy editor-in-chief of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), and his wife Anastasia, sought the help of fellow countrymen in taking care of their quadruplets who recently clocked three years.

Ejiofor, who would be retiring in 2021, said taking care of the kids has not been easy but friends and family have been assisting.

According to him, the quadruplets arrived seven years after marriage. Ejiofor described their birth as a miracle.

In his words:

“It is not easy to raise even twins, but we thank God for family members and friends who have been contributing for their upkeep."