Nigeria: Man Flees After Allegedly Abusing 2 Children in Lagos

19 October 2024
Vanguard (Lagos)

A man, Kadiri Yusuf, is on the run after allegedly beating and injuring his two children aged 11 and 13 in the Agege area of the state.

The Police Spokesperson in Lagos state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to journalists on Saturday in Lagos.

He said that the suspect assaulted his children on Friday at 5:00 p.m.

Hundeyin said that a concerned member of the public complained to the police station.

"The head teacher of a primary school in Orile Agege reported at Elere Division that one of her pupils, a female, 11, reported to her that her father beat her and her elder brother, 13, causing them bodily injury," he said.

The image maker said that both victims have been retrieved, treated and handed over to their mother's sister for safe custody.

Hundeyin said that efforts to apprehend the fleeing father were in top gear.

According to the spokesperson, the investigation is in progress.

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