Tragedy as 9-Month-Old Twins Die 1 Day After Immunisation in Lagos
- The tragic deaths of identical twin boys in Lagos shortly after immunisation raised serious concerns about vaccine safety
- The heartbroken father shared heart-wrenching details on TikTok following twins’ unexpected demise
- This happened days after Chimamanda Adichie lost her 21-month-old twin son in a Lagos hospital
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Lagos state - Nine-month-old identical twin sons, Testimony and Timothy, allegedly died about 24 hours after receiving injections at a primary health care centre in Lagos.
The heartbroken father, Samuel Alozie, said his two boys were given immunisation on Wednesday, December 24, and they both died in the morning of December 25, 2025.
Source: TikTok
As reported by The Punch, Alozie shared the tragic news via his TikTok page @promise.Samuel099.
In a follow-up video on Thursday, January 15, 2026, he said the twins became extremely weak immediately after taking the injections.
He added that they were unable to eat or play as they used to do.
Alozie, known as Promise Samuel on TikTok, said:
“It happened that the immunisation was conducted on the 24th of December, in the morning. And on the morning of 25th December, they died. On that 24th, after the injection, they were very weak, and I gave them paracetamol because the nurse said that if the temperature continued, I should give them paracetamol.
“I, and my wife, after we left the health centre, went home and gave the two of them paracetamol, which didn’t solve anything. We even bathed them. My wife bathed them in cold water. They died on the 25th. The two of them died at the same time. And the worst part of it is that the drug weakened two of them to the extent they couldn’t talk, they couldn’t eat, they couldn’t play as usual, like they couldn’t disturb as they used to do.”
According to Alozie, the twins have never experienced any serious illness since they were born.
“My twins, my nine-month-old children, they have killed them. You can’t tell me that my children, who were not sick, who were strong and sound… they are dead.”
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Chimamanda: Details about late twin son emerge
Recall that details of what led to the death of one of the twin sons of Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie surfaced online.
The writer reportedly lost her son, and the heartbreaking news was shared in a statement released by her family, throwing fans into mourning.
In the post, the final hours of the little boy were revealed, and the person blamed for his untimely death was also mentioned.
Chimamanda Adichie loses 21-month-old twin son.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng also reported that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her husband mourned the death of one of their twin sons, as news of the tragedy surfaced online.
According to the post, the young boy was briefly ill before the unfortunate incident, as the family mourns his passing.
The author’s family requested prayers and asked for privacy, stating that they would not be speaking further on the matter.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
