Father raises alarm over death of Nine-Month-Old Twins after vaccination in Lagos

A Lagos resident, Samuel Alozie, popularly known as Promise Samuel on TikTok, has appealed for justice following the death of his nine-month-old identical twin sons, Testimony and Timothy, who reportedly died about 24 hours after receiving routine immunisation at a primary health care centre in the state.

The tragic incident gained widespread attention on Wednesday after Alozie shared a distressing video on TikTok showing the remains of his children wrapped in separate body bags.

In a follow-up video posted on Thursday via his TikTok handle @promise.Samuel099, the grieving father narrated the events leading to the deaths.

According to Alozie, he took the twins for routine immunisation on the morning of December 24, 2025. He said the babies became unusually weak shortly after the injections and were unable to eat, play, or respond as they normally would.

He explained that a nurse at the facility advised him to administer paracetamol if the babies developed a fever. Despite following the instructions and bathing the children to reduce their temperature, the twins reportedly died on the morning of Christmas Day, December 25, within hours of each other.

> “After the injection, they were very weak. They couldn’t eat, they couldn’t play, they couldn’t even cry the way they used to,” Alozie said.

“We gave them paracetamol as instructed, but nothing changed. On the morning of the 25th, both of them died.”

The father insisted that his children had been healthy since birth, noting that they had never suffered any serious illness.

> “These children were not sick. From the day they were born, I have always taken them for immunisation. I just wanted to do the right thing,” he said.

Alozie also disclosed that the nurse who administered the injections on the day in question was not the regular health worker who usually attended to his children.

He rejected an initial explanation reportedly given by staff of the health centre, which attributed the deaths to food contamination.

> “They said food bacteria killed my children. How is that possible? The same food I have been giving them for months did not harm them,” he questioned.

As of the time of reporting, the Lagos State Ministry of Health and the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board had not issued an official statement on the incident or the outcome of the autopsy reportedly conducted on the babies.

Expressing fears that the investigation could be compromised, Alozie appealed to human rights lawyers and concerned Nigerians for assistance.

> “I’m scared because this is government to government. The health centre is government-owned, and the people handling the case are government people,” he said.

“I don’t have money, but I have people. Please help me. I need justice for my children.”

The bereaved father added that although the twins had been buried, he believes justice must be served to bring closure to the family.