Driver arrested for ‘cramming’ 15 children into car in Lagos
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in Lagos have arrested a driver for negligence after he crammed 15 children into a Volkswagen Passat car.
The command’s police public relations officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on Friday in a press release.
According to Mr Hundeyin, the driver, who was contracted to transport the children to a beach, locked four in the car trunk and crammed 11 others together in the vehicle.
It read, “Police operatives from the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have apprehended a driver for cramming 15 children into a Volkswagen Passat car in Lagos.
“The vehicle was reported by concerned citizens on the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge at about 8:00 p.m. on Sunday.
“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.”
The police spokesperson said, “Preliminary investigations revealed that one child had collapsed earlier in the day, due to similar transportation conditions, but recovered after receiving medical attention.”
Stating that the children have been released to their parents unhurt, Mr Hundeyin assured that the suspect would be charged to court.
He said the Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, commended residents for always promptly alerting the authorities to suspicious persons and happenings.
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