Teenager Urgently Needs N1.8m for Jaw Cancer Surgery

Fourteen-year-old Reuben Azazi urgently needs about N1.8 million to undergo medical surgery for Burkitt Lymphoma, also known as aggressive cancer on his jaw.

Although the total medical bill is N1,791,100, the family has called on the public to come to the rescue of their son’s life.
Speaking to our reporter, Ashanti Bekewei, the younger sister to Reuben’s late mother from the Ogbinbiri community in Bayelsa State, decried the current state of her nephew.

She lamented, “I am appealing for financial assistance for 14-year-old Ruben. He has a purpose in life. He has a dream in life.

Ruben, the third child of his late mother who died five years ago, was admitted on March 23rd, 2023 at the Federal Medical Centre FMC with a bilateral jaw cancer.

She appealed further, “My family cannot afford the bill. We don’t have the financial strength to take care of the bill. And he has been lying in that bed in pain. We are helpless.

“Please, we are appealing to all well-meaning Nigerians to save Reuben’s life. He is an intelligent and smart boy who dreams of becoming an Engineer, help us save him.”

Through the intervention of the ‘Gifting Volunteer Network’, N1,000,000 has been raised for Reuben Jaw’s cancer surgery, leaving us with N800,000 left to complete Reuben’s surgery at FMC, Bayelsa state

We have implored necessary means to save his life but seems abortive. We’re only left with a public appeal.

If you’re touched by Reuben’s story Kindly make all donations to

Account Name: Reuben Azazi
Account Number: 2303391106
Bank name: UBA