The Lagos Police Command says it’s not aware of any case involving the theft and transport of a baby by a dispatch rider in Sangotedo area of the state.

In a viral video circulating on social media, a dispatch rider was accused of stealing a baby and trying to transport the child as a parcel.

In a statement to journalists on Saturday, Police Public Relations Officer for the command, Adekunle Ajisebutu, said the matter has not been reported at any police station in the state.

The statement reads: “Attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to a video going viral on social media alleging that a yet-to-be-identified dispatch rider stole a child found and recovered in a dispatch box.

“The command wishes to inform the public that the incident said to have taken place in Sangotedo area, Lekki, was not reported at any police station to enable the police take appropriate actions.

“Notwithstanding that the incident was not reported, the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, has directed that efforts should be intensified to locate the whereabouts of the alleged dispatch rider and the parents or guardians of the child to enable the police investigate the incident”.