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In a statement, the command’s spokesperson, Sunday Abutu, said the incident happened in Igbara-Odo, Ekiti South-West Local Government Area of the state.
Police rescue two-year-olds locked up for days
The police say the babies were without food for three days
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The police in Ekiti on Monday rescued two-year old twin babies after they were locked up in a room by their mother for three days.
A statement in Ado-Ekiti by Sunday Abutu, the command’s spokesperson, said the incident happened in Igbara-odo, Ekiti South-West Local Government Area of the state.
Mr Abutu said the command acted on a distress call by a good Samaritan at about 9:45 p.m. and rescued the babies who were without food for three days.
He said a lady, who was later identified as Joy Fatoba of Igbara-odo, locked up her twin babies in her room and even threatened to kill them should anyone compel her to open the door.
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