Police in Lagos State have detained a grandmother for allegedly locking up three of her grandchildren.
Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, said the suspect’s neighbours informed them of the situation.
“All thanks to vigilant neighbours who alerted the police, these children were rescued by police officers from Ikotun Division after being locked up in a room for days by their grandmother,” he said in a post on his official X handle on Friday.
“The children are now in safe hands while their grandmother is in police custody. An investigation is ongoing. See something, say something!”
The children comprising a girl and two boys, looked malnourished from the photos he shared online.
Driver Arrest For Negligence
Meanwhile, police operatives in Lagos State also arrested a driver for cramming 15 children into a Volkswagen Passat car.
“The vehicle was reported by concerned citizens on the Lekki–Ikoyi Link Bridge at about 8 pm on Sunday,” the spokesman said in a statement on Friday.
“Upon intervention, the police noticed that the driver, who had been contracted to transport the children to a beach, had locked four of the children in the car trunk while 11 others were crammed together.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that one child had collapsed earlier in the day due to similar transportation conditions but recovered after receiving medical attention. The children have since been released to their parents unhurt. Suspects would be charged to court.”