THE clock is ticking for nine-year-old Elijah Success, who has undergone many procedures to replace his broken skull at the National Hospital, Abuja, without success.

His father, Elijah Achala, said Success’ head had been swelling since doctors conducted the last surgery in November.

The boy’s head grew bigger after the surgery rather than recuperate to enable him to return to the healthy condition.

His father said he had spent over N3 million on medical bills, and now is pleading for financial support from the public for another round of surgery.

Achala and his wife, Alice appealed for help.

The couple said they had incurred debts and could not continue their son’s treatment without support.

The couple said they had spent over N2.5 million on the boy’s treatment before the last procedure gulped another N600,000.

Success was to do physiotherapy at the hospital for some months; his father stopped after weeks of doing it because he did not have the money to run it.

The boy has lived the past 16 months with just about a half of his skull, and his education has been completely kept on hold.

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