- Four Mothers, Babies Found Amid Filth at Lagos Dumpsite, Rescued
- LAGESC Says We Prevented Possible Loss of Life
- The Corps Marshal also urged parents and guardians to pay closer attention to the welfare of their children
Four young nursing mothers and their babies have been rescued from an illegal dumpsite in Agboju, Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos State, where they were allegedly living in hazardous and deplorable conditions.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the women, aged between 20 and 25, were rescued by operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), during an operation along the Lagos-Badagry corridor.
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Among those rescued was 20-year-old Amanda Oziema Abalihi from Anambra State, who was found with her 9-day-old baby.
Others were 23-year-old Fareedat Muyideen from Kwara State, who was with her 2-year-old child; 25-year-old Ayomide Ayomoke from Ondo State, with her 10-month-old baby; and 24-year-old Chisom Ugo from Imo State, with her 11-month-old baby.
The Corps Marshal of LAGESC, Major Olaniyi Olatunji Cole (rtd.), said the women were discovered during the agency’s operation to remove illegal dumpsites, shanties and other environmental violations along the Lagos-Badagry corridor.
Cole said operatives were alarmed to find young mothers and their children living around the illegal dumpsites in conditions that posed serious risks to their health and wellbeing.
He said the rescue was carried out not only to remove the women and children from the hazardous environment but also to enable them to receive medical attention.
According to him, LAGESC is working with relevant government and humanitarian agencies to ensure the women and their children are properly rehabilitated and reunited with their families or referred to appropriate welfare authorities.
Cole said the conditions in which the victims were found were particularly disturbing, citing poor environmental conditions, hunger and exposure to unhealthy air.
He appealed to relatives who may have been searching for the women to come forward, noting that they were receiving medical attention and would be discharged after regaining their health.
The Corps Marshal also urged parents and guardians to pay closer attention to the welfare of their children, noting that some young people found living on the streets had allegedly left their homes because of maltreatment.
He reaffirmed the commitment of the Lagos State Government to protecting children from abuse and neglect, warning that parents and guardians found culpable could face prosecution.
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