The three-year-old boy, Olamide Taiwo, who was inside a car stolen in the Ikenne area of Ogun State on Saturday, has been discovered in Owode-Onirin, Ikorodu, Lagos State.
PUNCH Online detailed the theft of a vehicle containing a three-year-old boy in Ikenne.
The Toyota Camry car, bearing the license plate PKA 446GV, is owned by a person named Taiwo Fayobi.
Omolola Odutola, the spokesperson for Ogun State police command, explained that the car's owner, Fayobi, had left the engine running with his three-year-old son inside the car while opening his gate, allowing the daring thieves to enter the car and drive away with the toddler.
Providing an update on the event, Odutola informed the press in Abeokuta on Sunday that a compassionate individual in Lagos State had located the boy.
“Olamide Taiwo, the three-year-old boy inside the Toyota Camry stolen by two unknown hoodlums, was found by a Good Samaritan in Owode Onirin Ikorodu with the “Ikenne” tag on him.
“The Good Samaritan immediately called DPO Owode. The red Camry has not been found yet,” she said.