The Lagos State Authorities has rescued a mentally challenged lady who was accused of disturbing residents in a neighborhood within the Agege space.
Mobolaji Ogunlende, the state Commissioner for Youth and Social Growth, confirmed this growth in a submit on his verified X account.
He said that officers from the ministry’s Rescue Crew responded by evacuating the lady for medical consideration and rehabilitation.
This motion adopted a viral video that attracted public consideration to the problem.
The video confirmed a distressed lady pleading with the federal government to intervene and save her neighbourhood from steady harassment allegedly brought on by the mentally unstable resident.
Within the video, the speaker claimed that the lady, recognized as residing at No. 31 Adedosu Road in Agege, had been throwing stones into individuals’s houses and brandishing a machete and a knife.
The resident, who stays unidentified within the viral clip that circulated broadly on social media, additionally described the risk posed by the mentally sick particular person to the neighborhood.
The residents additionally alleged that regardless of reporting the scenario a number of occasions to the Space G Police Station, no concrete motion has been taken. They declare officers typically flip a deaf ear to their complaints, leaving them feeling unprotected and pissed off.
Responding to the general public outcry on Friday, Ogunlende famous that the lady has been taken to a care heart for assist.
“We stay dedicated to making sure social stability in Lagos. Let’s work collectively to make a distinction,” Ogunlende mentioned.
In a associated growth, a mentally unstable man allegedly attacked 4 individuals, killing one and leaving three others critically injured within the Buzzah neighborhood in Zing Native Authorities Space of Taraba State final week.
The assailant, recognized by residents as Denis, is well-known in Zing city for wandering the streets wearing conventional native apparel and pretending to evangelise.
An eyewitness account revealed that one individual misplaced his life within the assault, whereas three others had been critically injured.
Among the many injured had been two members of the neighborhood vigilante group, who had beforehand tried to limit the suspect’s actions resulting from issues about his behaviour.
