Police in Nigeria say they are investigating the death of eight children – boys and girls – found dead in an abandoned car in the country’s biggest city, Lagos.
Police said the bodies of the children, aged between four and six years, had been taken to a mortuary and an autopsy would be carried out to establish the cause of their deaths.
The parents of the children are said to be Niger nationals who live in Lagos.
The chairman of an association representing Nigeriens in Lagos, Saidu Abdullahi, told the BBC that the children were from two families.
He called on the authorities to carry out a thorough investigation.
The children were found locked in the abandoned car on Saturday.
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Nigerians demand #JusticeForSylvester
BBC News, Lagos
More than 180,000 people have signed petitions asking for the prosecution of those allegedly responsible for the torture and death of a 12-year-old pupil, Sylvester Oromoni, at a boarding school in Nigeria’s main city Lagos.
His family has accused senior students at Dowen College of torturing him after he refused to join a cult group.
The school insists he died from injuries sustained while playing football.
#JusticeForSylvester has been trending on social media in Nigeria since last week, and a WhatsApp group has also been formed to demand justice.
As police investigations continue, Sylvester’s father said he wanted Dowen College to hand over the students accused of beating his son.
“All I want is justice,” he told BBC News.
The Lagos State government has closed the secondary school indefinitely. Many want it to remain closed, accusing it of negligence.
In a statement last week, the school said its “preliminary investigation showed there was no fighting, bullying or any form of attack on the boy”.
Source: BBC
