LAGESC RESCUES FOUR NURSING MOTHERS, BABIES FROM ILLEGAL DUMPSITE IN LAGOS
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By:Tajudeen Aminat
The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps, popularly known as KAI, has rescued four nursing mothers and their babies from an illegal dumpsite in the Agboju area of Lagos State.
The rescue was carried out on Monday during an ongoing inter-agency cleanup of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway corridor.
The Corps Marshal of LAGESC, Major Olaniyi Cole (retd.), disclosed this in a statement shared on the agency’s X handle on Tuesday.
Cole said the cleanup operation, which had been ongoing for several weeks, was aimed at removing environmental infractions, illegal structures and other hindrances along the busy corridor.
He said operatives were shocked to discover young nursing mothers living with their babies in what he described as inhumane conditions inside illegal dumpsites and shanties.
According to him, the women were immediately rescued and provided with medical assistance.
“To our utter amazement, we discovered that there are young nursing mothers living in inhumane conditions in these illegal dumpsites and shanties, hence the need to rescue them, offer medical assistance before reuniting them with their families or the welfare authorities.”
Cole said the intervention became necessary to prevent possible loss of life, particularly after operatives observed the condition of a newborn among those rescued.
He added that the women and their babies had been exposed to filthy surroundings, poor air quality and hunger.
The rescued women were identified as 23-year-old Fareedat Muyideen from Kwara State, who had her two-year-old baby with her; 25-year-old Ayomide Ayomoke from Ondo State, with her 10-month-old baby; 20-year-old Amanda Oziema Abalihi from Anambra State, with her nine-day-old baby; and 24-year-old Chisom Ugo from Imo State, with her 11-month-old baby.
The Corps Marshal appealed to relatives who may be searching for the women to come forward, noting that they were currently receiving medical attention and would be discharged when they were medically fit.
He added that LAGESC was collaborating with relevant government agencies to facilitate the women’s rehabilitation and reintegration into society.
Cole also urged parents and guardians to pay closer attention to the welfare of their children, noting that some young people rescued from the streets had reportedly left home because of alleged maltreatment.
He reaffirmed the Lagos State Government’s commitment to protecting children and vulnerable persons, warning that parents and guardians found culpable of neglect or abuse could face prosecution.
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