Viral video: Father arrested over flogging of toddler in Lagos

The Lagos State Government has confirmed the arrest of a man seen in a viral video brutally flogging a toddler in the Ikorodu area of the state.
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
The agency said it was alerted to the viral report of alleged child abuse on Tuesday and immediately activated its response protocol.
“The agency successfully established contact with the survivor’s mother, who disclosed that the matter had already been reported at Imota Police Station,” the statement signed by Onadipe Opebere, Head, Public Affairs Unit, Lagos DSVA, said.
The DSVA said upon contacting officers at the Family Support Unit,...