The Lagos State Police Command has rescued a day-old baby boy. This happened on Monday, March 15, 2021
The baby was found by a good Lagosian at Oladejo Street, Oko-Oba Lagos on Monday at about 10.20pm who informed the police operatives at the Abattoir Division of the Command. The policemen raced to the scene and picked up the baby for necessary medical attention.
The Lagos State Police Commissioner, CP Hakeem Odumosu, received the baby in his Ikeja Office on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 and has ordered the Gender Unit of the Command to hand over the baby to the Child Protection Unit of the Ministry of Youth and Social Development of Lagos State.
However, the Command Spokesperson, Ademuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement said;
“The Commissioner of Police has expressed his intention to discuss with the Minsitry of Youth and Social Development on the processes of adopting the little boy as soon as possible. He has urged women, especially young ladies, to desist from abandoning their babies.”