Etim Ekpimah
The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday, May 14, 2021 around 8 am, rescued another one-month-old female child that was abandoned at the junction of Odun-Ade Filling Station by Orile Bus Stop, Lagos State.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the baby was sighted by some passers-by who alerted the police operatives attached to Orile Division of the Lagos State Police Command before she was rescued and handed over to the Gender Unit of the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja.
He said: “The baby was taken to the office of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu by the officer in charge of the Gender Unit where CP Hakeem Odumosu directed that the baby be accorded proper medical attention and taken to a government accredited shelter (facility) for custody and proper care.”
According to him, Odumosu, reassured the members of the public that the command will continue to work with all relevant government agencies and interest groups in fighting against this inhuman act and other social vices in Lagos State.