Father Seeks Justice Following Death Of Nine-month-old Twins After Immunisation
A Lagos-based father, Samuel Alozie, a.k.a Promise Samuel, has raised alarm over the death of his nine-month-old identical twin sons, 24 hours after receiving routine immunisation at a primary health care centre in the state.
A Lagos-based father, Samuel Alozie, a.k.a Promise Samuel, has raised alarm over the death of his nine-month-old identical twin sons, 24 hours after receiving routine immunisation at a primary health care centre in the state.
The twin sons, Testimony and Timothy, reportedly died Tuesday after the immunization on Monday, causing widespread attention on social media. Alozie shared a video on TikTok showing the remains of the twins in separate body bags. In a follow-up video posted on Thursday via his handle, #promise.Samuel099.
The grieving father recounted the events leading to the tragedy, noting that he took the twins for their scheduled immunisation on the morning of December 24, 2025.
According to him, shortly after the injections, both children became unusually weak and were unable to eat, play, or behave as they normally did.
He further explained that the nurse advised him to administer paracetamol if their temperature rose. Despite following the instructions and bathing the children in an attempt to ease their discomfort, their condition did not improve as they. reportedly died in the early hours of Christmas Day, December 25.
“They were very weak after the injection. We gave them paracetamol as instructed, but nothing changed. By the next morning, both of them were gone.
“They were strong and sound before I took them for immunisation; not because they were sick, but because it was the right thing to do,” he added, pointing out that the twins had been healthy since birth and had never suffered any serious illness.
Alozie further noted that the nurse who administered the last immunisation was not the usual health worker who attended to his children, just as he rejected claims allegedly made by the health centre that the deaths were caused by food-related bacteria.
“They were very weak after the injection. We gave them paracetamol as instructed, but nothing changed. By the next morning, both of them were gone.
“They were strong and sound before I took them for immunisation; not because they were sick, but because it was the right thing to do,” he added, pointing out that the twins had been healthy since birth and had never suffered any serious illness.
Alozie further noted that the nurse who administered the last immunisation was not the usual health worker who attended to his children, just as he rejected claims allegedly made by the health centre that the deaths were caused by food-related bacteria.
He also, wondered how the food the children had been consuming for months could suddenly become fatal.
Meanwhile, both the Lagos State Ministry of Health and the state Primary Health Care Board had not released an official statement on the incident or the outcome of the autopsy conducted on the twins.
This was even as Alozie has expressed fears over possible manipulation of the investigation and appealed for legal and public support, stressing that he lacked the financial capacity to pursue justice on his own.
“I’m scared I may not get justice because this is a government facility and everything is government-handled,” he also noted urging human rights lawyers and concerned Nigerians to assist him. “I have buried my children, but I need justice for them,” he added.
Meanwhile, both the Lagos State Ministry of Health and the state Primary Health Care Board had not released an official statement on the incident or the outcome of the autopsy conducted on the twins.
This was even as Alozie has expressed fears over possible manipulation of the investigation and appealed for legal and public support, stressing that he lacked the financial capacity to pursue justice on his own.
“I’m scared I may not get justice because this is a government facility and everything is government-handled,” he also noted urging human rights lawyers and concerned Nigerians to assist him. “I have buried my children, but I need justice for them,” he added.
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