Police Arrest Mum Who Abandoned Son In Filling Station

Blessing Goodluck, the mum who on Thursday tortured and abandoned her nine-year-old son, Kingsley, at a filling station on Ijaiye Road in the Agbado area of Lagos, has been arrested.

The police reportedly trailed the 23-year-old mother to Ojuelegba, where the son claimed they lived, without success.

It was learnt that she was eventually traced to a residence on Sule Babalola Street, Agbado.

It was reported that Blessing beat up the boy, whose body bore scars of lashes, for greeting a neighbour with whom she had grudges. Some Good Samaritans were said to have fed him before taking him to the Ijaiye-Ojokoro Police Station.

The mother, who admitted her action was wrong, said she was frustrated, describing her son as being troublesome.

She said, “I have realised that I over-reacted. Kingsley is very stubborn and troublesome. He won’t sit at home. He will be jumping from one house to another. I was frustrated. I promise it will never happen again. I have learnt my lesson.”

A police source told PUNCH that Blessing wept all night in custody. The source said Kingsley had also been counselled to turn a new leaf.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, said Blessing was still under interrogation and would be charged to court afterwards.

He said, “This is a case of child abuse. The 23-year-old mother was arrested on Sule Babalola Street, Agbado. The boy was abandoned in a bad condition. He was treated at the Lagos State General Hospital, Ile Epo. The mother is under interrogation.”

Source: Punch