Lagos Orders Postmortem as Twins Die After Vaccination
The Lagos State Government has ordered a postmortem examination following the reported deaths of nine-month-old identical twins, Testimony and Timothy Alozie, who allegedly passed away about 24 hours after receiving routine immunisation at a primary health care centre in the state. Eyes Of Lagos reports,
The tragic incident sparked public outrage after the twins’ father, Samuel Alozie, popularly known on TikTok as Promise Samuel, shared emotional videos online showing the bodies of his sons in separate body bags while recounting the events that led to their deaths.
In a viral follow-up video shared on Thursday, January 15, Alozie said he took his children for routine immunisation on the morning of December 24, 2025. According to him, the twins became unusually weak shortly after the injections.
“They could not eat, they could not play, they could not even disturb as they used to. They were just weak,” he said.
Alozie stated that a nurse at the health centre advised the parents to administer paracetamol if the children developed a fever. He said they followed the instruction and also bathed the twins in cold water, but their condition worsened.
“After the injection on the 24th, they were very weak. We gave them paracetamol as advised. My wife bathed them in cold water. On the morning of December 25, both of them died at the same time,” he said.
He maintained that the twins had been healthy since birth and had received all previous vaccinations without complications.
“I’m confused. How can I lose two children at once? They were not sick. I only took them for immunisation because it was the right thing to do,” he added.
The grieving father also claimed that the nurse who administered the vaccine was not the regular health worker usually assigned to attend to his children.
He rejected an initial explanation allegedly given by staff of the health facility, which suggested that the deaths may have been caused by food contamination.
“They said food bacteria killed my children. Food that I have been giving them from one month to nine months did not kill them,” Alozie said.
Reacting to the incident, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board, Dr. Ibrahim Mustafa, confirmed that investigations were ongoing and that the state government had ordered a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death.
“We sympathise deeply with the family. We understand the grief they are going through, but proper procedures must be followed. The police are investigating, and the state is also conducting its own inquiry,” Mustafa said.
He added that the vaccine administered had been used on many children before and after the incident without recorded complications.
According to him, the bodies of the twins have been deposited at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) morgue, and the findings of the postmortem will be made public.
“Once the postmortem results are available, we will communicate appropriately,” he assured.
Despite the assurances, Alozie expressed fears that the investigation might be compromised to protect the government health facility. He appealed for legal and human rights assistance, saying he lacked the resources to pursue the matter alone.
“This is government to government. I need justice for my children. If you are a lawyer or human rights advocate, please help me,” he pleaded.