The Lagos State Government has ordered a postmortem examination on nine-month-old identical twins, Testimony and Timothy Alozie, who reportedly died about 24 hours after receiving routine immunisation at a primary healthcare centre in the state.
The deaths drew public attention after the twins’ father, Samuel Alozie, posted videos on TikTok showing the bodies of his children in body bags and alleging that they died shortly after being vaccinated.
In a follow-up video shared online on Thursday, Alozie said he took the twins for routine immunisation on the morning of December 24, 2025. He claimed the children became weak shortly after receiving the injections.
According to him, a nurse at the facility advised that the twins be given paracetamol if they developed a fever. He said the drug was administered and the children were also bathed in cold water, but their condition did not improve.
Alozie said the twins died on the morning of December 25, adding that both children were healthy prior to the immunisation.
He also claimed that the nurse who administered the vaccine was not the regular health worker who usually attended to his children and rejected explanations reportedly given by the health centre that the deaths may have been caused by food contamination.
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Government confirms investigation
Speaking in a telephone interview, Ibrahim Mustafa, permanent secretary of the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board, said investigations were ongoing and that a postmortem had been ordered to determine the cause of death.
“We sympathise with the family and understand their grief, but it is important that proper procedures are followed,” Mustafa said.
“This matter is being investigated by the police, and we are also conducting our own inquiry as a state. We are awaiting the postmortem findings.”
He said the vaccine administered to the twins had been given to many children before and after the incident without reported complications.
Mustafa added that the bodies of the children had been deposited at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital morgue and that the government would make the outcome of the investigation public once concluded.
“Once the postmortem findings are available, we will communicate appropriately,” he said.
Father raises concerns
Alozie, however, said he feared the investigation could be compromised because the incident involved a government-owned health facility. He appealed for legal assistance, saying he lacked the resources to pursue the matter on his own.
The Lagos State Government has not announced a timeline for the conclusion of the investigation.
