A 14-year-old SS 1 student, Zaid Usman, is to undergo a correct heart surgery at Narayana Health India for N3.3m.
Medical reports indicated he was first admitted at the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital Kaduna State University on February 25, 2022 and stayed for six months before being referred to Tristate, Lagos state.
He has been battling a heart defect since he was six.
According to reports from Barau Dikko, Zaid was admitted with recurrent body swelling with associated progressive difficulty in breathing.
His father Mr Ibrahim Usman, pleaded with the public to save his son.
He said Zaid loves reading and he’s one of the best students in his class at Day Secondary School, Gawu Babangida, Niger State before his health deteriorated.
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He said: “Zaid’s aspiration to become a professor is under threat due to the heart failure disease that surrounds his career.
“We’ve been battling different illnesses and we have been treating them until he was diagnosed with a hole in the heart.
“We are begging the public to help us. I’m alone with him. Please help my child to survive this problem.”
Donations should be directed to: USMAN ZAID 9321529017 FCMB.
