An officer of the Lagos State Police Command was caught on camera rescuing an unidentified woman shortly after she gave birth by the roadside at a section of the Lekki-Ajah expressway on Friday.
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) said it received a distress call that the homeless mother of four had delivered on the road.
The RRS gave a brief on the incident in a statement posted on its Facebook page.
“Our officers in Ikate-Elegushi got a distress call for assistance of a homeless mother of four who gave birth to a baby girl on the road.
“The new baby and mother along with her four siblings were evacuated with the assistance of two sympathisers to Eti-Osa Primary Health Care, Ikate-Elegushi Town”, it read.
The Police added that the mother, the new baby and other children, were in good condition.
Meanwhile, KanyiDaily had reported that Police rescued a 10-year-old girl who was allegedly stolen from Akwa Ibom State and sold to a couple in Onitsha, Anambra State.