Baby born with rosary round her neck in Niger

Thousands of people trooped to a private
maternity home in Kotaworo area of Bida,
in Niger state on Sunday to catch a
glimpse of a baby girl said to have been
delivered with a Muslim prayer Rosary
(Tasabih)  on her  neck.
The middle aged mother of the baby,
Adijat was said to have been rushed to a
local midwife home near the residence of
Pa Mohammed Bello Masaba, the
Polygamist at about 2 pm on Sunday and
after minutes of labour, she was delivered
of the baby.
According the owner of the local
maternity home, Alhaji Abubakar Baiwa
Shasha who took delivery of the baby, “I
was shocked  when in the course of the
delivery the baby came with a Chisbih on
her neck. The baby was born with a black
rosary at delivery point.”
“But I was surprised  when after a while
the rosary turned to white to the
amazement of the few people around.”
As soon as the news spread round the
town, thousands trooped to the the
maternity home shouting “Allahu Akibar;
Allahu Akibar (God is Great) as they
scrambled to see and touch the baby. ”
Efforts to get the father of the baby, Isah,
a native of Loma in Kwara State were
fruitless as he refused to talk to our
Correspondent.
An Islamic scholar, Malam Idiris Ndajiwo
said the delivery of the baby with the
mysterious rosary “showed the greatness
of Allah. The delivery of the baby today,
in this town and this area (Kutaworo) is a
big thing to us Muslims. This actually goes
to show that Allah is in control of what
happens to any one and in the whole
world.”
Another well wisher and the Personal
Assistant to popular Islamic scholar, Pa
Mohammed Bello Masaba, the
octogenarian super polygamist, Alhaji
Muktari Salau Bello said, “we have never
witnessed such kind of miracle before in
this town, but we thanked Allah for what
He has done. In fact what happened is a
miracle and we are very happy about it”.
The baby was later taken to the Etsu
Nupe’s palace where they were received
and blessed by the royal father , Alhaji
Yahaya Abubukar.
Confirming the delivery of the mysterious
girl when contacted on phone, the
Emirate Secretary Alhaji Abdulmalik
Usman said, “it is true. The baby was
brought to the Palace and she was
received and blessed by His royal
highness, the Etsu Nupe and they have
since left for their home. “