Nigeria, March 26 -- Hafsatu Yusuf, who gained public attention after giving birth to quintuplets at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital in Kano State, has passed away.

The spokesperson for the Kano State Ministry of Health, Nabilusi Abubakar, confirmed on Thursday that Mrs Yusuf died only hours after delivery.

According to the ministry, she was successfully delivered of three boys and two girls at approximately 2 a.m. but passed away early that morning despite intensive medical intervention.

Mr Abubakar disclosed that the cause of death was persistent postpartum hemorrhaging.

"She experienced continuous bleeding following the delivery. Despite the exhaustive efforts of the medical personnel to stabilise her condition and control...