A man, simply identified as Kadiri Yusuf, has fled after allegedly beating and injuring his two children, aged 11 and 13, in the Agege area of Lagos State.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to journalists on Saturday.
Hundeyin stated that the suspect assaulted his children on Friday at 5:00 p.m.
According to him, a concerned member of the public lodged a complaint at the police station.
“The head teacher of a primary school in Orile Agege reported at Elere Division that one of her pupils, an 11-year-old girl, informed her that her father had beaten her and her 13-year-old brother, causing them bodily harm,” he said.
The PPRO added that both victims have been retrieved, treated, and handed over to their maternal aunt for safe custody.
Hundeyin said efforts to apprehend the fleeing father were ongoing and that an investigation is in progress.