Lagos State Police Command on Monday disclosed that a dispatch rider, Williams Tadule, got the consent of one Lovina Biturs to take her 10-month-old baby away.
According to the police, Tadule and Biturs were neighbors and the baby was fond of the rider.
The police, in a statement, added that the rider wanted to go pick up something in the neighborhood and the baby’s uncontrollably cries won’t let his mother be.
“To pacify the baby, his mother allowed him goes with the rider,” said police spokesman in Lagos, Adekunle Ajisebutu in the statement, titled, and ‘Child Found with Dispatch Rider Not Stolen’.
The statement read, “On 11th March, 2022, a video of a dispatch rider accused of concealing a suspected stolen child in a courier box went viral on the social media, causing apprehension.
“Although the incident was not reported at any police station, however, the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, fdc, mnim, psc, directed that the incident should be investigated immediately.
“In compliance with the directive, investigation was initiated which led to the discovery of the scene. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the child was not stolen after all and that he was not kept in the courier box as alleged by the mob.
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