Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps Rescues Mother, Five-Month-Old Baby From Canal

A mother and her five-month-old daughter have been rescued from a canal in the Abule-Ado area of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway by operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, popularly known as KAI.

The pair were discovered during a routine clearance operation by the enforcement officers, who became concerned about the condition of the infant and immediately intervened.

The agency’s spokesperson, Lukman Ajayi, confirmed the rescue in a telephone conversation with PUNCH Metro on Wednesday.

Ajayi said the mother was unable to provide a satisfactory explanation for being in the canal, but told the operatives that she had fled from her husband, who resides in FESTAC.

He said the baby was in poor health when the officers found them, prompting the operatives to take both mother and child to a nearby hospital for medical attention.

Ajayi said, “Today, our operatives rescued a mother and her five-month-old baby girl from a canal at Abule-Ado during routine clearance operations on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.

“The mother could not give a satisfactory answer as to why they were there, and she only said she was running from her husband, who lived in FESTAC.

“Both the mother and the child have been taken to the hospital. The child was not in a good state of health when they were rescued.”

The incident occurred less than two weeks after KAI operatives rescued four nursing mothers and their children from a dumpsite along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.

The latest rescue again highlights concerns surrounding vulnerable persons found in hazardous locations along the busy expressway.