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An individual discovered with the dead body of his friend's child has been rescued by police officers from the Ilemba-Hausa Division of the Lagos State Police Command.The event occurred on Friday, when a guy who was accompanying a friend to go and bury his dead child was almost lynched when some neighbours noticed the corpse with him, according to SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command's spokesman, who confirmed the story."He claimed he was hired by the parents to assist with the child's burial and that he was on his way to do so when he was confronted by several locals who believed he had malicious intentions.The man's story was corroborated by the parents of the deceased child, who were invited to the station.