Alleged child theft in Sangotedo: Incident in viral video not reported

Etim Ekpimah

The Lagos State Police Command has said that the incident about the alleged child theft by a dispatch rider in a viral video has not been reported in any police station in the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, in a statement on Saturday, said the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi has asked officers to beef up efforts to locate the alleged culprit.

The statement read: “Attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to a video going viral on social media alleging that a yet-to- be- identified dispatch rider stole a child found and recovered in a dispatch box.

“The command wishes to inform the public that the incident said to have taken place in Sangotedo area, Lekki, was not reported at any police station to enable the police take appropriate actions.

“Notwithstanding that the incident was not reported, the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, fdc, mnim, psc, has directed that effort be intensified to locate the whereabouts of the alleged dispatch rider and the parents or guardians of the child to enable the police investigate the incident.”