The Lagos police have arrested a husband and wife for maltreating their adopted children.
The husband and wife were reported to the Lagos police by concerned neighbours. The couple identified as Busola Oyediran and her partner, Akebiara Emmanuel, was arrested on Friday, January 13.
The concerned neighbours had alerted the police of the constant physical abuse of the minors by their adoptive parents. Treating adopted children horribly will not allow God to give your children, a netizen opined.
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The police later visited the hospital where the neighbours had taken the bruised children for treatment. When confronted, their mother claimed the children fell from a motorcycle and suffered serious injuries.
Confirming the arrest to the media, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Benjamin, said the couple is currently in detention and will be arraigned in court by Monday, January I6. He said the father of the children has been alerted.
The father of the abused children will seek compensation on behalf of the children. Such childhood trauma affects children in their adulthood. They would need cancelling to reshape before becoming adults.
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