The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DDVA) have arrested a young woman, who was filmed viciously beating up a baby with a rod.
In a post published on its verified social media handle @LSdsva on April 13th, the agency had strongly denounced the behavior and urged people to come forward with any information that could assist locate the woman after the video went viral.
The viral video showed the woman using a rod to beat the baby for urinating on the floor while disregarding the child’s cries.
The Lagos DSVA, in response to the disturbing footage, tweeted, “Trigger warning. Our attention has been drawn to the video. It cannot be ascertained if the perpetrator in the video is the mother of the child or a maid.
“Anyone with information about the person involved or the location, kindly send us a DM or call our Toll Free Line – 08000333333 to make a report,” it wrote.
While the video caused severe outrage on social media, some users condemned the cameraman for capturing the gruesome act without action.
However in a latest development, the Lagos DSVA disclosed that the woman has been arrested but unfortunately the baby did not survive the beatings.
The tweet reads:
“The lady that was seen maltreating a child , repeatedly stepping on him and beating him with a rod had been arrested !
But unfortunately the 9 month old baby died.”
