Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- Conjoined twin babies, Goodness and Mercy Martins, will now have a chance at living their individual lives after undergoing a successful operation that separated them.

The National Hospital in Abuja conducted the separation of the twins joined at the chest, abdomen and liver on November 14.

Hospital management said it did not collect a dime from the parents for the surgery, its procedure and the 16-month period the twins spent in the facility.

The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Jaf Momoh, said the hospital took particular interest in the twins upon discovering that their parents were poor and cannot bear the financial burden.

"My attention was drawn to their inability to pay for such expensive medical procedure so we...