An NGO, Dependable Basic Child Foundation, has appealed to Nigerians to come to the aid of two babies with congenital defects.

The two babies need N8 million for operation in India. Mrs Charity Dawang, President of the Foundation, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday.

Dawang said that baby Ali Raji, was born with a complete blockage in the nose and so had been on oxygen from birth, while Ogochukwu Iwunor had brain tumor.

“We are soliciting for help, I know Nigerians have done it before for the foundation and the baby survived ; we believe that these two babies will still survive with their help.

“Baby Raji, the one with nose issue need 25,000 dollars to take care of both treatment and care.

“We are looking for another 22,000 dollars for baby Ogochukwu, the one with the brain tumor.
“In all, we require a total sum of N8 million to take the two of them to India,’’ she said.

Mr Anate Raji, the father of baby Raji, told NAN that his child was suffering from congenital deformity called “bilateral choanal atresia’’.
The free encyclopedia described bilateral choanal atresia in babies as a very serious life-threatening condition.

The baby at birth is unable to breathe directly because it is an obligate nasal breather.
Raji said his son, who is now three years old had three operations without success and so was referred to India for better treatment.

“The baby has been operated upon three time, each time the operation was successful but after sometime the condition deteriorates,’’ he said.

Raji appealed to Nigerians to assist him raise the sum of 25, 000 dollars to save his child as he had spent all his savings, saying “he is my only child’’.

Dr Mustafa Kapadia, an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist (ENT) with Primus Super Specialist Hospital, Karu, said due to the complete blockage of the nose, the child could not breathe properly.

Kapadia, who is Baby Raji’s doctor, said surgery in Indian was the only solution for him to survive.
Also, the mother of Iwunor, Mrs Francisca Iwunor said the son was diagnosed of brain tumor in February 2013 at the National Hospital Abuja.

Iwunor said the fist operation was carried out at the National Hospital Abuja after the tumor was discovered.
She said that the child became sick after the nine months vaccination and that the baby was now two years and three months old.

“I am looking up to Nigerians to help save his life, presently it has affected his sight, he is now two years and three months, he cannot see, sit or walk, I still carry him like a baby,’’ Iwunor said.