12-Year-Old Boy With Down’s Syndrome Disappears During The ‘Beating Of Judas’ Exercise In Lagos (Photo)

12-Year-Old Boy With Down’s Syndrome Disappears During The ‘Beating Of Judas’ Exercise In Lagos (Photo)

A 12-year-old boy with Down’s syndrome, Omogbolahan Adelekan, has
been declared missing after he disappeared during the ‘beating of
Judas’ at the Lafiaji areain Lagos Island, Lagos State.

Children in the area usually come out during the Easter celebration
to beat an Effigy to show their anger at Judas for betraying Jesus
Christ. 

Accoridng to Omogbolahan’s mother, Dupe Adelekan, herself and her
family had come to Lagos Island to celebrate the Easter holiday with
their grandmother. It was during the flogging exercise that her son
disappeared on Saturday April 20th. She said her search for her son has
taken her to various hospitals on the Island all to no avail. The
distraught mum said she has since reported the matter to the Lion
Building Police Division.

“We started looking for him on Saturday around 3.30pm when we noticed
that he was nowhere to be found. Children on Lafiaji Street were
beating Judas on Saturday and because we were not staying in that area,
he had never seen something like that before. He was fascinated by the
whole process and followed the children to beat Judas and got missing in
the process.

“When he did not get back, we asked the other children; they
confirmed to us that he followed them and they took us to the places
they went to; but we could not find him.” she told Punch

Confirming the report, the Lagos state police command
spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana, who said efforts were on to find the boy
and reunite him with his family.

“We got the report of the missing child and have broadcast it to all
our stations and points. Investigation is ongoing with a view to tracing
his whereabouts.” Elkana said