The Lagos Instruct Police Uncover has reacted to a viral video of a step-mother falsely accused of killing her stepson at the Abaranje Ikotun characteristic of Lagos issue, Southwest Nigeria.
The spokesman of the Lagos Police roar, Benjamin Hundeyin, whereas reacting debunked the memoir, pronouncing it’s spurious.
This comes after an X user (formerly Twitter) Nwaadaz posted the video on her handle on Wednesday, 28 September 2003, with the caption: “Wicked step mother killed her stepson in Abaranje Ikotun Lagos and they most essential to dump his physique outdated to their neighbours caught them and raised an fright.”
Hundeyin explained that the step mother did not raze the boy whose name is Prosper Obi.
He said the deceased, a 7-one year-passe changed into as soon as sick and they needed to retain him to the sanatorium, including that the boy had died on the hosiptal when the woman carried the deceased abet residence.
The police official said the neighbours were spreading spurious rumour referring to the death of Prosper.
“He changed into as soon as sick and they handled him at Igando Long-established Sanatorium for at some point outdated to his successfully being deteriorate within the residence.
“The neighbours are those spreading spurious rumor about his death,” Hundeyin told BBC.
He added that some hoodlums attacked the woman and fled when police arrived the scene
The police official also renowned that they’ve released the woman who they earlier arrested from their custody.