The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested four women for allegedly selling a newborn baby for the sum of N1,500,000 in Imo state.
The suspects, Bernadette Ihezuo and Cecilia Onyema are civil servants with the Federal Ministry of Finance Abuja, and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, respectively. The third woman, Okasi Ekeoma, is said to be Cecilia’s sister, while the fourth suspect is the baby’s grandmother Harriet Nmezi who resides in Imo state.
According to NAPTIP officials, the teenage mother of the child got pregnant while staying with her mother who then took her to Cecilia’s home to stay until she delivered her baby. Immediately after delivery, the other women took the child from the young mother and sold off the baby.
The suspects have confessed to the crime after further interrogation by the NAPTIP officials and the baby has been rescued while the women will be arraigned in court after further investigation.
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