Conjoined twins from birth has been successfully separated at a University in Ilorin Teaching Hospital (Photos)

 

A set of conjoined female twins have successfully been separated at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital.

The operation which took place on Thursday, January 14, was carried out by a team of medical experts in the Kwara-owned medical facility.

According to the Teaching Hospital, the babies were separated by a 66-member team of Nigerian paediatric surgeons, paediatricians, paediatric cardiologist, anaesthetists, cardiothoracic surgeon, nurses, pharmacists, behavioral scientists and many more.

Paediatric surgeon, Prof Lukman Abdul-Rahman led the team which achieved the groundbreaking separation.

See photo below