Meet the Five Sisters from Kogi who are all medical doctors – The Alius

Have you meet the Alius? They are a family of 5 sisters from Kogi State who are all certified medical doctors…. They are a beckon of hope to women and a reference point for the importance of the girl-child education in Nigeria in particular are Africa in general.

The Alius
The Alius- same family, all females, all doctors

While celebrating healthworkers fighting coronavirus in the front lines, social media influencer @ovieali shared the pictures of these wonderful ladies saying it was his own way of saying thank you to all helathworkers for their spirited fight against COVID-19.

The five sisters are all doctors with different specialties ranging from a neurosurgeon, an obstetrician, a plastic surgeon, a family physician, and a community health physician.

Meet the Five Sisters from Kogi who are all medical doctors - The Alius
Meet the Five Sisters from Kogi who are all medical doctors – The Alius

The sisters who are said to be from Okene in Kogi State are known as Salamat Aliu (the first female neurosurgeon in West Africa), Halima Aliu (plastic surgeon), Raliat Aliu (an obstetrician and gynecologist), Khadijah Aliu (a family physician), and Medinah Aliu (public health physician).

A medical doctor @otiteakpovona who has worked with some of the sisters before also in February 2020, shared their pictures on Twitter. He said they are wonderful doctors and able colleagues to work with…..

This is a big plus for the girl-child education. Kudos to “The Aliu Sisters”.

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