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Thieves drive away car with 3-year-old inside as father leaves engine running to open gate
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A vehicle, with a three years old boy inside, has been stolen in Ogun State.
The Toyota Camry car, with registration number PKA 446GV, belongs to one Taiwo Fayobi.
The incident occurred in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Confirming the incident, Police spokesman Omolola Odutola, in a post on her X handle, explained that the car, whose engine was running, was stolen when Fayobi came down to open his gate.
“One Taiwo Fayobi, resident in Ikenne Ogun State, reported that he alighted from his Toyota Camry PKA 446 GV to open his gate, two hoodlums zoomed off with his car, with his three year old son inside.
“The complainant came down from the car to open his gate while the engine was running, two hoodlums, from no where, entered the Toyota Camry with the three year old boy sleeping at the back seat, then drove off,” Odutola said.
She urged social media influencers to share the statement in order to save the boy.