Editor
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a grandmother accused of locking up her three grandchildren in a room without food or water for days.
The spokesperson for the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the rescue of the infants.
Hundeyin said 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.
According to reports, the children were allegedly confined by their grandmother in the Agodi Egbe Ikotun area of Lagos State.
Upon receiving the information, a team of anti-crime detectives swiftly responded, liberating the children from their confinement and transferring them to the station for further assistance.
SP Hundeyin revealed that the rescued children appeared malnourished and in poor health.
The grandmother, whose identity has been withheld, was subsequently arrested in connection with the incident.
Meanwhile, the infants are set to undergo comprehensive medical evaluation and will receive the necessary treatment and care. Investigations into the matter are currently underway as authorities seek to unravel the circumstances surrounding the distressing ordeal.
“The suspect was arrested, while the infants will be transferred for proper treatment and care. Investigation is ongoing,” he said.
