A woman identified as Emilia Sunday has been arrested by police operatives in Anambra State for attempting to sell her three-month-old baby boy.
The woman who
hail from Akwa Ibom State and claims to be 21 years old told police operatives
that her decision was predicated on hardship.
She attempted
to sell the baby for N150,000 before she was arrested by the police on a tip
off.
Spokesperson
for Anambra State Police Command, SP Haruna Mohammed who discloses this to
journalists said further investigation on the matter had been opened, while the
baby has also been taken from her.
“On the
24/11/2020 at about 6:pm, following intelligence report, Police operatives
attached to Ojoto Division in Anambra State arrested one Emila Sunday ‘f’ who
claimed to be 21 years old from Akwa Ibom State, with a three months old baby
boy at Ire-village, Ojoto.
“Preliminary
investigation revealed that the woman is attempting to sell her three months
old baby boy which the suspect claimed was due to hardship.
“The baby was
rescued in good health and investigation is ongoing to unravel the
circumstances surrounding the matter,” Mohammed said.
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