Police Rescues Abandoned 9 Month Old Baby Found Crawling On Lagos Road
Th residents of Shodipo Crescent in Ikeja GRA, Lagos State, were left in deep shock on Wednesday after they found an abandoned baby boy crawling on the road.
According to Punch, the shocked residents were forced to alert the police who came to the scene and took the baby to the Lagos State Police Command headquarters, Ikeja.
The baby, whose name is yet to be ascertained, was thereafter taken for a checkup.
It was reported that the 9-month-old was believed to have crawled out of his parents’ apartment, although no resident in the area has showed up for the baby boy. The child would remain in police custody until police investigation is concluded.
Speaking about the incident, a police source said:
”We found the boy on Shodipo Crescent in the Ikeja GRA. He is about nine months old. He was found crawling on the road. Some residents thereafter alerted some policemen on patrol.
The police team rescued the baby. So far, nobody has come up to claim the baby. He must have left the custody of his parents or guardian and that is how some children fall into the hands of kidnappers and ritual killers.
He is still with us at the command headquarters.”
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, confirmed the report, saying investigations were ongoing into the case.
He said: “We appeal to members of the public to take a good care of their children and wards while trying to make ends meet. So far, nobody has come forward to claim the abandoned baby.”
Photo credit: Olaleye Aluko
I think this baby was abandoned or I don’t see why his parents have not yet discovered his disappearance. Na wa o
Eya…..
May the parent locate him
If he wasn’t abandoned then his parents are one careless bunch. And if he was, then his mom is heartless.
How can this happen to a normal human being? We ain’t talking about a doll here.
they dint loose him dey abandoned him.deliberately
Carelessness
Hmmmm