Public outrage has erupted in Lagos following the death of nine-month-old identical twins, Testimony and Timothy Alozie, less than 24 hours after they received routine immunisation at a primary health centre, sparking serious questions about vaccine administration, consent and accountability in public health facilities.
The twins’ father, Samuel Alozie, also known as Promise Samuel on TikTok, alleged that his sons died after being vaccinated at the Ajangbadi Primary Health Centre in Ojo Local Government Area on the morning of December 24, 2025. According to him, the babies became unusually weak shortly after the injections and died the following morning, Christmas Day.
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The case drew widespread attention after Alozie shared distressing videos online showing the bodies of his twins in separate body bags while narrating the events leading to their deaths.
“It happened that the immunisation was conducted on the 24th of December in the morning, and on the morning of the 25th December, they died,” he said. “After the injection, they were very weak. The nurse said if their temperature continued, I should give them paracetamol.”
Alozie said the medication did not help, adding that the twins became so weak that they could no longer eat, play or respond normally. He alleged possible negligence, claiming the vaccines administered may have been expired, fake or overdosed, and further accused health workers of giving deworming tablets to the infants without his consent.
He also raised concerns over the identity of the nurse who administered the vaccines, noting that she was not the regular health worker who usually attended to his children.
“The woman that gave them the injection that day was not the normal nurse. It was another face,” he said.
The grieving father rejected explanations allegedly given by the health centre that the deaths were caused by food-related bacteria.
“She said it is food bacteria that killed my children. How can food bacteria kill a child?” he asked, insisting the twins were healthy before the immunisation and had consistently received their routine vaccines from birth without complications.
Following public backlash and mounting pressure, the Lagos State Government ordered a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board, Dr. Ibrahim Mustafa, confirmed that investigations were ongoing and that the police were also involved.
“We sympathise with the family and understand the grief they are going through,” Mustafa said. “This matter is being investigated by the police and by the state. A postmortem has been ordered, and once the findings are out, we will communicate appropriately. This particular vaccine has been administered to many children before and after this incident without any such occurrence.”
He added that the bodies of the twins had been deposited at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital morgue pending the outcome of the postmortem.
Despite the government’s assurances, Alozie expressed deep fears that the investigation might be compromised to protect the government-owned health facility.
“I’m scared because this is government-to-government,” he said. “I don’t know if they will give me the actual truth. They may manipulate the result.”
He appealed for legal and public support, saying he lacked the financial capacity to pursue justice on his own.
“Please, if you’re a lawyer, a human rights lawyer, help me. I don’t have money to fight this alone. I need justice for these children,” he pleaded.
The tragic incident has ignited intense public debate across Nigeria, with many calling for an independent investigation into the deaths and stricter oversight of immunisation procedures in public health centres to restore public trust and prevent future tragedies.
