CHILD TRAFFICKER SELLS 11-DAY-OLD INFANT FOR N4 MILLION PAYS MOTHER N600K
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The mother of the trafficked child, known only as Rachael and residing in Asaba, has admitted to being persuaded to sell her eleven-day-old baby for N600,000.
Three women are currently in police custody at the Delta State Police Command as investigations into the case are ongoing.
“The father of the child abandoned me and the pregnancy. I was supported by neighbours and people of goodwill before I delivered the baby girl.
“Eleven days after delivery, I was introduced to a vendor who promised to help me but later took advantage of my distress and persuaded me to sell the baby. I did, and I was paid N600,000,” Rachael confessed.
Those who had supported Rachael during her pregnancy grew suspicious when they saw her without the baby.
When questioned, she admitted to selling the child and was immediately arrested, along with the individual who connected her to the vendor.
The vendor revealed that she sold the baby for N3.5 million and gave the mother N570,000 after deducting N30,000, which she had previously lent her.
The third suspect, a woman from Delta, who purchased the child, claimed she paid N4 million.
While parading the suspects, the Public Relations Officer of the Delta State Police Command, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed that all involved had confessed to their roles in the crime.
Edafe, in a voice note, said: “We have come to realise that the business of baby factories is on the rise, and we are going to fight it head-on.
“The other day, we apprehended three women who were attempting to transport three different children to Abuja via Asaba International Airport. Thankfully, they were caught and arrested.
“Today, we have three suspects. The mother of the child, who is just over a week old, handed the baby to one woman, who then sold the child to a third woman for N4 million, although she claimed to have received N3.5 million.
“The most shocking aspect is that the woman who sold the baby for N4 million—or N3.5 million, as she claimed—gave the mother not even up to N600,000.”
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