Madam Kolostiki Benedict, mother of 19-year-old teenager, Lilian Benedict of Bwaranji ward, Yola  South Local Government Area of Adamawa who died on Sunday has pleaded with the State government to assist her to nurse the babies.

The death of the teenager was confirmed by Mrs Josephine Geoffrey, Assistant Director, Nursing Services, Yola Specialists Hospital to the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) on Tuesday in Yola.

Geoffrey said that the teenager died as a result of Post Partum Haemorhrage.

“She died as a result of bleeding after delivery and all the three babies are in good health condition. Poverty and lack of early antenatal attendance also contributed to her death”.

“We therefore, advise parents whose young daughters are pregnant to, as a matter of urgency, attend early antenatal to avoid unnecessary complications during child birth, ” Geoffrey said.

The assistant director, called on government, Non-Governmental Organisations and public spirited individuals to assist the babies by providing food and drugs, to ensure their survival.

Taliba Kanakuru, 26, the deceased’s boyfriend, expressed shock over her death and said they had concluded arrangements to get married after she delivered. (NAN)