The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps popularly known as KAI has rescued four nursing moms and their kids from an illegal dumpsite at Agboju along the Lagos-Badagry Motorway in Lagos State.
The rescue was part of an ongoing inter-agency cleanup of the Lagos-Badagry Motorway corridor to remove unlawful dumpsites, shanties and other environmental breaches, a statement on the agency’s X website yesterday said.
Olaniyi Cole, the Corps Marshal of LAGESC, said operatives were surprised to see young women living with their babies in what he characterised as horrific conditions at the illegal dumpsite.
He said one of the rescued newborns was only nine days old and was living in a filthy setting with bad air quality and little access to needs.
The rescued women were identified as Fareedat Muyideen, 23, of Kwara State, with her two-year-old child; Ayomide Ayomoke, 25, of Ondo State, with her 10-month-old baby; Amanda Oziema Abalihi, 20, of Anambra State, with her nine-day-old baby; and Chisom Ugo, 24, of Imo State, with her 11-month-old child.
They and their children were rescued due to health and safety concerns and were receiving medical attention before being reunited with their relatives or directed to the proper welfare authorities, he said.
The statement quoted Cole as saying, “The inter-Agency cleanup of the Lagos-Badagry motorway which has been going on for weeks now, is aimed at removing infractions and hindrances on that corridor which has been successful but to our utter amazement, we discovered that there are young nursing mothers living in inhumane condition in these illegals dump sites and shanties, hence the need to rescue them, offer medical assistance before reuniting them with their families or the welfare authorities
Those who may be seeking for the women should call the proper authorities,” Cole said, adding that the rescued mothers and children are receiving medical care.
He said LAGESC was also liaising with relevant government and humanitarian institutions to ensure the rehabilitation and reintegration of the women and their children.
The Corps Marshal advised parents and guardians to be more concerned about the well-being of their children, saying that some of the young people find up on the streets due to alleged maltreatment at home.
He warned that parents and guardians found guilty of such acts will be prosecuted and underlined the Lagos State Government’s stance against child abuse and neglect.
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