“My Doctor’s Child Looks Exactly Like One Of My Twin Babies, Who I Was Told Is Dead” — Eunice Bright

According to a video uploaded by Arise News on YouTube, Mrs. Eunice Bright-Ekwok, a resident of Abuja, has shared a heartbreaking ordeal involving the alleged theft of one of her twin babies at Divine Rain Maternity Clinic in Sauka, Abuja. What should have been a joyous moment turned into a painful and confusing experience for Mrs. Bright-Ekwok and her family.

 

Mrs. Bright-Ekwok recounted how, during her antenatal visits starting in April 2022, multiple ultrasound scans confirmed she was carrying twins. However, she was repeatedly denied access to take the scan results home. “I went to the nurses to be able to convince them to carry my scan result home. “And they told me as I’m going, to return it back tomorrow morning. I showed my husband everything, and the following day, I brought the scan result back to them”. As her due date approached, she was prepared for a cesarean section, but only clothes for one baby were requested by the hospital staff.

When she inquired, she was told one twin was sick and would need oxygen after birth. After the delivery on June 11, 2022, only one baby was presented to her and her husband. The doctor informed them that the second twin had died shortly after birth. Mrs. Bright-Ekwok said that she was told by a nurse that “the second baby is dead” and that the body had “scattered,” but no remains were shown to the family. Her suspicions grew when, during a visit to the immunization clinic, she saw a baby in the care of the doctor’s wife who bore a striking resemblance to her surviving child.

“I saw Dr. Wife with two children with one of the brother coming from house to the hospital. When I saw her I was so shocked when I saw the baby in her hand. “I said why this child look exactly like my own child? What is happening? I asked her are you a doctor wife? She say yes.” To investigate further, Mrs. Bright-Ekwok befriended the doctor’s wife by pretending to be a struggling woman selling wrappers, enabling her to visit the home regularly and observe the child she believed was hers. She also claimed the child was often neglected. Efforts to obtain a DNA test to confirm the child’s identity have been met with resistance.

Police involvement has been complicated, with the couple now facing charges of defamation and supplying false information, while the requested DNA test remains inconclusive or undisclosed. Mrs. Bright-Ekwok and her lawyer have petitioned authorities, including the Inspector General of Police and the Medical and Dental Council, demanding justice and transparency in this distressing case.