Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a driver, who allegedly put four children in a car trunk and crammed 11 others on the seats.
Command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a post he shared on his verified X handle.
Hundeyin, a Superintendent of Police, said in the post on Friday that operatives arrested the driver for negligent act.
He said: “The RRS arrested the driver for cramming 15 children into a Volkswagen Passat in Lagos.
“The vehicle was reported by concerned citizens on the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge at 8pm on Sunday.
“The police noticed that the driver, who had been contracted to transport the children to a beach, had locked four of the children in the car trunk while 11 others were crammed together.”
Hundeyin said preliminary investigations revealed that one child collapsed earlier due to similar transport conditions, but recovered after receiving medical attention.
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According to him, the children have been released to their parents unhurt.
The image maker said that the suspect would be charged to court.
He said the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, praised Lagos residents for always promptly alerting the authorities to suspicious persons and happenings.