Officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Youth, Sports and Social Development has rescued ten children at an illegal orphanage in Alakuko area in Lagos.
Ministry of Youth and Social Developmen said the children, three boys and seven girls, were aged between six months and ten years.
Its Spokeswoman,Titilayo Oshodi-Eko, said the children were rescued from Jesus Cares Orphanage located at twenty three Alaba Taiwo Street, Kollington Bus Stop, Alakuko.
Oshodi-Eko explained that the orphanage was discovered when one Prince Eteng, was arrested begging for alms in a commercial bus between Ikeja and Sango, Ota, Ogun State, on behalf of the children in the orphanage.
A female Information Officer with the Lagos State Government was said to have accosted Eteng and dragged him with the help of another man to the Ikeja Local Government Secretariat Police Post.
Oshodi-Eko said officials of the ministry, who later visited the orphanage, discovered that the environment was poor and empty with no sign of foodstuff.
She said the case was first reported at the Alakuko Police Station before the children were moved to the State Secretariat, Alausa.
Special Adviser to the Governor on Youth and Social Development, Dolapo Badru said the children had been moved to the government orphanage at Idi-Araba.
She vowed that government would not relent in its efforts to rid the state of illegal orphanage operators.
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