Lagos State Police Command has said it rescued three malnourished children locked up in a room by their grandmother and arrested the woman.
Spokesperson for the State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on Friday.
Hundeyin explained that the infants, a girl and two boys, who are aged between two and four, were rescued by the Ikotun Police Division on Wednesday which received information at about 4.00 p.m. from members of the public.
He noted that they were allegedly locked up by their grandmother around the Agodi Egbe Ikotun area of Lagos State.
The PPRO stated that a team of anti-crime detectives immediately moved to the scene, rescued the children and took them to the station.
“At about 4:00 pm, information was received at Ikotun Division that three children, a girl and two boys aged between two and four years, were locked up by their grandmother, one Fatimo Ganiyu, around Agodo, Egbe-Ikotun.
”The Divisional Police Officer immediately led a team of anti-crime detectives to the scene and the children were rescued and taken to the station, although they appeared malnourished and unhealthy.”
“The suspect was arrested while the infants will be transferred for proper treatment and care. Investigation is ongoing,” he said.
“The three children are looking malnourished and unhealthy,” he added.
