It sure sounds
unbelievable, but a young Nigerian woman has been delivered of a
monkey-like monster in Otukpo, a popular town in Benue State. The outré
event took place recently at St Theresa Hospital, Otukpo, when the woman
said to be the wife of a hunter from Oju Local Government Area of the
state gave birth to a creature that looks like a monkey.
The strange
delivery, we gathered came as a surprise to the already mother of nine
the who had successfully delivered nine children in the past and was
having her 10th child before the strange creature visited her.
According to an eyewitness, when the news broke out, residents of the
town, especially those at the nearby Otukpo main market rushed to the
hospital to see for themselves.
Describing the
strange development as conginental malformation, Medical Director of the
hospital, Dr Stanley Bwala said the malformation could have been
forestalled if the woman was attending antenatal care regularly and
advised pregnant women to always avail themselves to routine ante natal
treatment.
However, it was
gathered that as soon as the hunter heard about the delivery, he came
and removed the monster from the hospital, even as observers believed
the abnormal birth was a usual occurrence to hunters who have killed
several animals during hunting.
In a brief chat with elder Adah Okoh, a traditional ruler in the area,
he noted that in the Idoma tradition, such child should not be allowed
to stay with the mother for fear of reincarnation. Asked if the monster
should be buried alive or killed, elder Okoh said that should be left
for the family to decide.
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