The families of eight minors have been thrown into a state of grief after their corpses were recovered from a Honda pilot jeep with registration number AAA157BD parked on Adelayo Street, in the Jah-Michael area, Badagry Expressway, Lagos State.
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It was gathered that the children aged 4 to 9 years old, had entered the parked vehicle to play, mistakenly locked themselves, and subsequently suffocated to death.
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It was learnt that a parent, while searching for the children, found their remains inside the vehicle.
The parent was said to have raised the alarm, attracting other parents and residents.
Spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, Adekunle Ajisebutu, who confirmed the incident said that the children’s bodies have been recovered and deposited at the Badagry General Hospital’s morgue for autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Residents lamented the tragic incident, which occurred on Saturday, December 4, 2021, they called for an investigation to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the death of the children.
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