A couple, Mr and Mrs Amos Omodiagbe, who are blessed with a set of quadruplets after 12 years of childlessness are seeking help to offset hospital bills of N4 million.
They have paid N1, 598, 000 of the actual N5,598,050 needed to foot the bills. This is beside the cost of delivery and treatment of the mother, Gladys, as she was delivered of the children through a cesarean section.
The quadruplets were put in the incubator on October 21, 2023 and they had been there until some days ago when three were brought out, leaving the fourth one there. The service costs N20,000 per child for a day, making it N80,000 for the four of them.
While the husband hails from Edo State and has lived in Delta State for over 10 years, Gladys hails from Ndokwa West local government area of Delta State.
According to insiders, the hospital staff at the Coastal Specialist Clinic, especially the doctors, had been very considerate as they have not evinced any traits of inhumanity to the family.
The national coordinator of No Justice, No Peace Initiative, Comrade Derrick Agberen, appealed to the Delta State government and the public to come to the aid of the family.
In an open letter yesterday tagged: “A Call for Urgent Help!”, he said after the birth of their children, their existence had been threatened, as it concerns the basic fundamental human rights.
“The Omodiagbes might not have expected quadruplets, and despite the babies’ arrival being a source of relief and glee, the family are currently financially incapacitated as they do not have money to pay the hospitals bills. They are in urgent need of financial assistance from the public. It is a very critical situation.
“This show of humaneness by the hospital management does not in any way mean that their charges should not be paid promptly.
“The Omodiagbes are dedicated members of the Living Faith Church (Winners’ Chapel International). Mrs Gladys Omodiagbe is a cell fellowship leader. I wonder why Bishop David Oyedepo and his wife, Faith, are not aware of their plight. To provide/care for a child comes with a torrent of financial, physical and emotional challenges, let alone, caring for twins, triplets, quadruplets or more,” he said.
