On the 25th, January 2013, two, 3yrs old kids - Toheeb Adedokun and Tajudeen Falilu, were declared missing around Ketu area in Lagos State. Apparently, they have been found dead in an abandoned Honda Pilot Sports car near their street.
According to a police, the children may have died of suffocation after being trapped inside the said vehicle. But families of the deceased, are suspecting that they were kidnapped.
The Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Police Command, Ngozi Braide, said the corpses were discovered by bank officials, who had gone to redeem the vehicle.
She said, "On Monday, at about 4:30pm, one Phillip Odi in company with Julius Odetola, both of whom are employees of Berachah Microfinance Bank, reported that on the same day, they received a text message from Macdonabi Jones Enterprise Limited, a customer of the bank, who pledged his Honda Pilot as collateral.
"The bank employees said on reaching the house located at 20 Taike Street, Ketu where the vehicle was parked, they discovered the corpses of the two children."
The tragic news, however, did not go down well with residents of the street as they alleged foul play.
occupants of the house where the corpses were found had since fled for fear of being arrested by men of the 9ja'n police or attacked from assailants
Speaking to one of neighbours, who identified herself as Iya Basira said, "How could two corpses be in a compound for over a month and no one smelt any odour?
"We looked for these children for weeks and even the occupants of that building were aware that the children were missing."
Some neighbours shouted @ journalist "Go away, we don't want you in our neighbourhood"
The vehicle had been taken to the Special-Anti Robbery Squad, Ikeja. The parents of the toddlers and other members of the family said they planned pursuing the case to a logical conclusion.
Toheeb's mother, Adijat, said the death of the children was controversial because on the day they went missing, the said vehicle was not parked in the compound.
She said, "I went to that compound to look for them. On getting there, I saw a neighbour, Sir Kay's wife. Sir Kay is into rental service and he is also a teacher. His wife told me she saw the two children that day. I didn't see that vehicle in the compound because I looked around."
When asked how she got to hear da news about the death of the toddlers she said, "Some policemen came to me this morning (Tuesday) and asked if I was the mother of one of the missing children. They showed me pictures of the children and told me to point to mine which I did. They asked me to describe the clothes my child wore that day and I told them that he wore polo shirt (army colour mixed with red) with shorts. They asked for the clothes the second person wore and I told them.
"They told the fathers of the kids to follow them but we (women) were told to go back as we might not be able to withstand the shock. When I saw my husband's face, I knew the worst had happened."
As @ the time of this report, the tenants of the bungalow building had not returned.
Na wa ooo...9ja!!! May their souls RiP.... Mothers, pls n pls always keep a watchful eyes on yur kids oooo. The days r evil...A word is enough 4 da wise.
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