Police confirm 8 children who locked themselves inside abandoned car dead in Lagos

By ESTHER ONYEGBULA

Eight children have reportedly died of suffocation inside a vehicle at Jah-Michael community, in Olorunda Local Government Area, Lagos state.

The children according to reports entered inside the vehicle to play when they reportedly got trapped and suffocated inside the parked vehicle owned by one of their parents, Saliat Kazeem.

The event has been confirmed by the Lagos State Police spokesman, Adekunle Ajisebutu.

He noted that the children’s bodies have been recovered and deposited at the Badagry General Hospital’s morgue for autopsy to determine the cause of death.

The Lagos Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu has also ordered an investigation into the case.

Ajisebutu said, “The eight children were said to have mistakenly locked themselves in an abandoned car while playing. Their bodies have been recovered and deposited at the Badagry General Hospital’s morgue for an autopsy so as to determine the actual cause of death.

“Notwithstanding the report made to the Police, the Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered a thorough and speedy investigation into the circumstances surrounding their death. The CP also commiserates with the families of the victims.”