• Victims in protective custody – GovtOluwatosin OmojuyigbeThe Lagos State Government has handed over a woman, Funmilayo Samson, to the police for allegedly maltreating her stepchildren on Ebuwawa Road in the Ikorodu area of the state. It was gathered that the father of the children, who comes home on weekends, got married to Funmilayo after the death of their mother. “There was a time the couple went for a wedding in Ibadan and spent four days, leaving the children behind. Also, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, confirmed the arrest of Funmilayo and the rescue of the children. “We have rescued the kids, while the woman has been arrested and will be charged,” he told PUNCH Metro.

Source: Punch December 29, 2019 23:15 UTC