Cameroon: Nigerian woman gives birth to nine children, news goes public three months after

By Mike Klaus and David Atangana.

A Nigerian woman resident in Cameroon has delivered nonuplets (nine babies).

45-year-old Anthonia Madu Obianuju had six girls and three boys, an exclusive report by Canal 2 International has revealed.

She beat the motherhood record three months ago at a hospital in Limbe, Fako Division, of the South West Region, where she was for the duration of her pregnancy.

The news spread like wildfire, as many could not believe it.

Obianuju said in an interview with Canal 2, a well-known Cameroonian television channel, that she was expecting twins and “was surprised to end up with nonuplets.”

“We had done an echography and initially thought it was a set of twins, but when it was time for the delivery, I unexpectedly had nonuplets. It was completely unexpected,” Obianuju said.

Expressing appreciation to well-wishers, Obianuju said, “I really want to thank all those who have put us in prayer, and I want to assure them that nothing is impossible to God.”

She had previously delivered a set of twins.

She is the second woman to break such a record worldwide after Malian woman Halima Cissé did so in 2021 — entering the Guinness World Records.

Controversy

When the news broke, social media was awash with the development, with many casting doubts.

While others said the children were delivered at Manyemen Presbyterian Hospital, others said they were merely foreigners in transit.

When the news went viral, authorities of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon (PCC) issued a disclaimer debunking claims that the Anthonia had been delivered at Manyemen Presbyterian Hospital in Nguti, Kupe-Muanenguba Division of the South West region.

However, according to the woman, she did her maternity follow-up in Douala, in the Littoral Region, before eventually putting herself to bed in Limbe, in the South West Region.”

PCC Issues Disclaimer

According to a press release issued by PCC health authorities, “These children, who were about 3 months old, were observed beside the road in a car that appeared to be travelling from Nigeria to Kumba. The car transporting the parents and carers stopped at Manyemen so that its occupants might eat bush meat.”

It further reads that “The populace rushed towards the vehicle and misread the information as they believed the vehicle had left from our hospital.”

“……………..neither information about these children nor their parents is recorded in our institution,” PCC concluded.

However, the news was confirmed days after following an interview granted by the mother to Canal 2 television, confirming that she delivered the children in a hospital in Limbe.

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