LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – A visually-impaired woman, Agnes Forte, whose one-year-old daughter, Excel, went missing on November 28, 2023, at Akowonjo in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, has welcomed a set of twins.
It was learnt that Agnes gave birth to the newborn babies in the early hours of Wednesday, barely four months after she raised the alarm about Excel’s disappearance.
The one-year-old girl was said to be in the company of her 13-year-old step-sister, Joy, when she was last seen.
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Punch Newspapers reports that Agnes said she was in the room hearing the teenager and Excel playing in the corridor of their apartment and when she could no longer hear their voices she tried to locate their whereabouts to no avail.
After the birth of her twins on Saturday, Agnes who spoke to Punch thanked God for the safe delivery, while hoping that her missing daughter would be found.
She said, “I thank God for the safe delivery and the blessings of a set of twins. I am also hopeful that my missing daughter will be found.”
The 32-year-old mother, however, lamented her inability to pay the bills accrued after delivery, adding that she was still being delayed in the hospital.
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“I have not been able to settle my hospital bills. That is why I have been here since Wednesday.
“My husband has been trying but he has yet to raise the money. The hospital management told us to get the money or they will ask us to sleep on the floor due to bed space,” she added.