Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have rescued four children suspected to have been kidnapped from their homes in Lagos.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, noting that the children were rescued at the Alafia Bus Terminal in the Coker-Orile area of the state.
According to the statement, the incident occurred around 11:40 p.m. on May 8, 2026, when police officers on routine patrol noticed four children in the company of an unidentified woman who was about to board a luxury bus heading out of Lagos State.
However, the woman reportedly abandoned the children and fled immediately after sighting the patrol team.
“On 8th May, 2026 at about 11:40pm, while on routine patrol around Alafia Bus Terminal, Coker-Orile, police operatives observed four children in the company of an unidentified woman who was about to board a luxury bus heading outside Lagos State. Upon sighting the police patrol team, the suspected trafficker abandoned the children and fled the scene to an unknown destination,” the statement read.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the children had earlier been abducted from the Ijesha-Tedo area of Lagos and were allegedly being transported out of the state before the police intervention.
The command said efforts were ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspect and reunite the rescued children with their families.