KAI rescues four nursing mothers, babies from Lagos dumpsite

Lagos State environmental officials have rescued four nursing mothers and their babies from an illegal dumpsite in the Agboju area. The discovery occurred during an ongoing inter-agency cleanup of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway corridor.

The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), known as KAI, found the women and infants living in "inhumane conditions" amidst filth, poor air quality, and hunger. The cleanup operation, which has been underway for weeks, aims to remove environmental infractions along the busy expressway.

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The inter-agency cleanup of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, which has been ongoing for weeks now, is aimed at removing infractions and hindrances on that corridor, which has been successful.

LAGESC Corps Marshal, Major Olaniyi Cole (retd.), stated that the rescue was crucial to prevent loss of life, noting the dire state of a newborn found at the site. The rescued women, identified as Fareedat Muyideen, Ayomide Ayomoke, Amanda Oziema Abalihi, and Chisom Ugo, were from Kwara, Ondo, Anambra, and Imo states, respectively. They were accompanied by babies ranging from 10 months to two years old, with one infant being only nine days old.

The agency is providing medical assistance to the mothers and babies, with plans to reunite them with their families or welfare authorities once medically fit. Cole appealed to families searching for the women to come forward. LAGESC is collaborating with other agencies to ensure the women's rehabilitation and societal reintegration. He also urged parents to monitor their children, warning that neglect and abuse could lead to prosecution.

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But, 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.