The Lagos State Police Command has rescued four kidnapped children and reunited them with their families following the swift intervention of a patrol team at Alafia Bus Terminal in the Coker-Orile area of the state.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, May 10, 2026, noting that a manhunt had been launched for a suspected female trafficker who allegedly abducted the children.
Adebisi said investigations revealed that the children were kidnapped from the Ijesha-Tedo area of Lagos State.
According to the police spokesperson, the incident occurred on May 8, 2026, when operatives on routine patrol around Alafia Bus Terminal spotted the children in the company of an unidentified woman who was about to board a luxury bus heading out of Lagos State.
However, upon sighting the patrol team, the suspected trafficker abandoned the children and fled to an unknown destination.
“In line with the unwavering commitment of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Tijani Fatai, psc, mnips, towards combating crimes against children and safeguarding vulnerable persons across the state, operatives of the command have successfully rescued four kidnapped children and reunited them with their families following the swift intervention of a patrol team at Alafia Bus Terminal, Coker-Orile, Lagos,” the statement read.
“On May 8, 2026, at about 11:40 p.m., while on routine patrol around Alafia Bus Terminal, Coker-Orile, police operatives observed four children in the company of an unidentified woman who was about to board a luxury bus heading outside Lagos State.”
