The Delta State Police Command has arrested three suspects connected to an alleged baby trafficking operation in the state.
In a video shared by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, on Monday, the police PRO revealed that authorities are intensifying efforts to dismantle illegal child trafficking networks.
One of the suspects, the child’s mother, reportedly handed over her newborn to an unidentified woman, who later sold the baby for ₦3.5 million but only gave the mother ₦600,000.
Captioning the video, Edafe wrote, “The girl with long hair got pregnant, and people took care of her, but after some time, they saw her without the pregnancy. What happened to your baby? She said a woman helped her sell the child and gave her 600k.
“Watch and see how much she sold the baby. This baby factory business thing, we are clamping down on it seriously.”
Speaking on how they sold the baby, the seller said, “I sold the baby for N3.5 million. I gave the mother N600.00; the N30,000 was the money she took from me earlier on. I gave her N600,000 for her business; the remaining money is in my account; I didn’t touch it. She said she didn’t want to breastfeed, that she didn’t need the relationship.”
The buyer, on her part, stated that, “I’m from Ika; there’s a lady in my area. I told her I wanted to adopt a child in a legit way. I paid the seller N5 million. She told me that the document is in process, that she’ll bring it.”
