10-year-old girl gives birth in Benue

A girl, said to be 10 years old, was delivered of a baby girl yesterday at a Makurdi hospital in Benue State.

A man, Ukan Kurugh, told our correspondent that when he learnt about the incident, he rushed to the hospital after some arrangements  were made with some kind-hearted people and sought her transfer to the Foundation Hospital in Makurdi.

“At 1:00am, she was moved out of the General Hospital and straight into the theatre; on arrival at the Foundation hospital and in less than an hour, she was delivered of a baby girl weighing 2:5 kg through caesarean section,” he said.

The father of the newborn was not yet known as at yesterday.