Police to investigate alleged abduction of baby in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has declared its intention to investigate the alleged abduction of a baby by a dispatch rider in the Lekki area of the state.

In a video that surfaced on social media Saturday, the suspect was assaulted by residents of the area after he was caught with the child inside a delivery box in the early hours of the day.

The command’s spokesman, Adekunle Ajisebutu, who disclosed this in a statement, said the incident which occurred in the Sangotedo area of Lekki has not been reported at any police station.

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He added that the state’s Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, had directed the operatives to locate the dispatch rider and the child’s parents to enable the police to investigate the incident.

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