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 Lagos State.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to journalists on Saturday, October 19, 2024.
Hundeyin disclosed that the man assaulted his children at about 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 18.
Hundeyin said a concerned member of the public complained to the police station.
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“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 police spokesman noted that both victims have been retrieved, treated, and handed over to their mother’s sister for safe custody.
Hundeyin said efforts to apprehend the fleeing father were in top gear, adding that an investigation into the incident was ongoing.
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