Two ladies, identified as Sade and
Elizabeth have been arrested by men of
the Ogun State Police Command at Ago
– Owu village in Itori town for act of
cruelty to a two-year-old child.
The ladies were said to have gagged the
baby girl before abandoning her in an
unoccupied room adjoining a 12 room
bungalow apartment after they had also
tied her hands and feet.
The suspects, who are residents of the
said building located at 45 Lagos –
Abeokuta expressway, Ago – Owu village,
Itori, were arrested last Tuesday.
A neighbour identified as Iya Lati whose
attention was drawn to the baby’s cry
was by her visitor, quickly alerted others
who invited the police to the scene.
It was learnt that the officers from the
Itori Divisional headquarters rescued the
baby after they forcefully opened the
room where she was kept.
The baby’s biological mother is said to
have been ill for a long time and had to
be taken to an undisclosed location by
relatives for treatment while her daughter
is left in the custody of her husband.
LEADERSHIP Friday gathered that Sade
who is said to be a live-in lover of the
baby’s father took the alleged life
threatening action against the little girl
for reasons the police are still
investigating.
The police spokesperson in Ogun State,
Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the
incident said the suspects were in the
police custody while the case would be
transferred to Eleweran Command for
further investigation.
Elizabeth have been arrested by men of
the Ogun State Police Command at Ago
– Owu village in Itori town for act of
cruelty to a two-year-old child.
The ladies were said to have gagged the
baby girl before abandoning her in an
unoccupied room adjoining a 12 room
bungalow apartment after they had also
tied her hands and feet.
The suspects, who are residents of the
said building located at 45 Lagos –
Abeokuta expressway, Ago – Owu village,
Itori, were arrested last Tuesday.
A neighbour identified as Iya Lati whose
attention was drawn to the baby’s cry
was by her visitor, quickly alerted others
who invited the police to the scene.
It was learnt that the officers from the
Itori Divisional headquarters rescued the
baby after they forcefully opened the
room where she was kept.
The baby’s biological mother is said to
have been ill for a long time and had to
be taken to an undisclosed location by
relatives for treatment while her daughter
is left in the custody of her husband.
LEADERSHIP Friday gathered that Sade
who is said to be a live-in lover of the
baby’s father took the alleged life
threatening action against the little girl
for reasons the police are still
investigating.
The police spokesperson in Ogun State,
Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the
incident said the suspects were in the
police custody while the case would be
transferred to Eleweran Command for
further investigation.
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