Man Who Sold A Day-Old Granddaughter For N700,000 Arrested In Ondo
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A man, identified as Monday Chukwuka has been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command for allegedly selling his one-day-old granddaughter for N700,000.
The suspect was arrested at his hideout in the Ibafo area of Ogun State, coming after a credible intelligence report.
While parading the suspect at the Command Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, on August 12, 2023, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Adewale Osifeso, said “On 10th July 2023, an actionable intelligence report was received by a team of Police operatives attached to the Command Monitoring, Oyo State about the ‘harvesting of a day-old baby girl’ from her teenage mother identified as Sarah Chukwuka in Oyo town and sale of the girl-child to a criminal cartel that operates a baby factory in Abia State.
“The suspect, upon arrest, explained in detail, how he moved the day-old baby to Abia State where he sold her to the owner of a baby factory located at Obehi, Okwa West in Abia State for N700,000.
“Investigation was extended to Abia State and in the process of a coordinated raid on the baby factory, a female suspect identified as Popoola Bunmi and four other accomplices, whose names are Chinwedu Peter, Chidinma Blessing, Chuckwu Christopher, and Favour Chukwu, were all apprehended in connection with the criminal activity,” the PPRO said.
The Police spokesman said a bundle of new birth certificates and some equipment being used for baby deliveries were equally recovered from the factory, adding that the suspects, as of the time of apprehension, were unable to give any satisfactory explanation about the parentage of the babies recovered from the factory.
The suspect (Monday) said he decided to sell the baby because he could not afford to take care of his teenage daughter and the baby, saying he used the proceeds he collected after selling the baby to rent a shop and buy goods.
The teenage mother (Sarah), told the police that she never knew her father wanted to sell the baby, and that her dad only told her that he wanted to give the baby to someone to nurture her to bring her back after two years.
The alleged buyer of the baby, Favor Chukwuka who said she bought the baby after a request from a couple (name withheld) who are childles, added that she was giving N50,000 as her share for the job.
Other suspects arrested by the Command were armed robbers, secret cult members with dangerous weapons, hoodlums who specialized in stealing cars, and notorious criminal receivers, among others