A pair of conjoined twin babies have been born in Tondo of Miya in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi state Nigeria recently. According to local sources, the unusual children were delivered at home and later transfered to Atbu Teaching Hospital, where they are receiving treatment. The twins, whose sex is still unknown, are joined at the abdominal region and share genitals. They also have four hands and legs, two heads and chests. According to their mother, Mrs Adama San, who comes from Fulani nomads, their family is very poor that is why she appeals to philanthropists and other kind hearted people wishing to help them. Conjoined twins are identical twins joined in utero. An extremely rare phenomenon, the occurrence is estimated to range from 1 in 49,000 births to 1 in 189,000 births, with a some what higher incidence in Southeast Asia, Africa and Brazil.
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