PHOTO: Police Arrest A Lagos Driver For ‘Cramming’ 15 Children Inside Car

A driver was detained by members of the Lagos police department's Rapid Response Squad (RRS) for allegedly stuffing fifteen children inside a Volkswagen Passat.

The vehicle was traveling across the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge on Sunday night when it was noticed and reported by concerned people, according to a statement released by the command's spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Friday. He also verified the suspect's detention.

The statement reads: “Upon intervention, 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,” 

“Preliminary investigations revealed that one child had collapsed earlier in the day due to similar transportation conditions but recovered after receiving medical attention.

“The children have since been released to their parents unhurt. Suspects would be charged to court.”

The commissioner of police for Lagos, Adegoke Fayoade, commended the people of the state for promptly alerting the authorities to suspicious activity.

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