Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a woman for allegedly selling her two-month-old baby for N1.5 million. The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Bright Edafe, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday, following an investigation that began with a reported case of child abduction in Ekpan, Delta State.
Edafe said the suspect, identified as Ughale, had on December 15 reported at the Ekpan Police Division that her baby was snatched during a robbery while she was transiting in a tricycle. “Upon receipt of the report, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Ekpan Division, CSP Labe Joseph, immediately mobilised operatives,” he said.
However, police said inconsistencies in her account led to further interrogation. “The complainant subsequently confessed that the report was staged,” Edafe stated, adding that she admitted selling the baby to two suspects for N1.5 million. “The suspects were arrested, and the infant was successfully rescued and is safe,” he added.