A female inmate of the Afokang prison, Calabar (name withheld), has given birth to twins, a boy and girl, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Inyang Asibong, told NAN on Saturday in Calabar that the lady gave birth to the twins on Thursday at the Prison yard in Calabar. The commissioner said she received a distress call from the prison authorities about an inmate with complicated labour issues. “The Cross River Government has taken responsibility for a set of twins delivered by a female inmate of the Calabar Prisons. An officer who pleaded anonymity, said the lady was currently receiving treatment in a medical facility in Calabar.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 20, 2019 09:11 UTC