An investigative reporter in a Freedom of Information (FoI) Request to the Lagos State Honourable Commissioner for Youth and Social Development and another to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, has alleged that both secretly gave out a disputed paternity child to suspected traffickers.
The FoI, dated 16th June 2025 and signed by the Editor, Security News Alert, Juliana Francis, was addressed to the Honourable Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, through the Lagos State Commissioner for Information.
Also copied were the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) and Family Social Services, Igando-LDCA, Alimosho, Lagos.
Another FoI was sent to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, on the same subject matter, copied the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer and the Head, Gender-Based Violence Unit, Lagos State Police Command.
The FoI request to Lagos State Honourable Commissioner for Youth and Social Development reads: “Under the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, we hereby apply for confirmation of allegations of human rights abuses perpetrated against a 10-year-old girl and shoddy investigations. Securitynewsalert.com is an online medium dedicated to reporting security and human rights violations in Nigeria.