Mother Sells 6-day-old Babies Over ‘Inability To Care For Them’
Two women have been detained in Lagos for their alleged involvement in the sale of two newborn babies.
The arrest occurred at Berger bus-stop, a major entryway into Lagos State, after patrol officers from the Ojodu Division acted on a tip-off provided by a concerned citizen.
According to a statement from SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, the suspects were found with two baby girls, each around six days old, while traveling from Abia State on September 9, 2024.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects were en route to meet a nurse in Lagos, as arranged by the babies’ mother.
The women admitted to receiving N150,000 to transport the infants to Lagos, explaining that the mother sold the babies due to her inability to care for them.
The case has been transferred to the Command’s Gender Unit for further investigation, and the babies are currently being looked after at a motherless babies’ home, where they are undergoing medical checks.
Authorities are continuing to investigate in order to apprehend other parties involved in the incident.
The two women were arraigned on September 19, 2024.
The statement read : “Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Ujunwa U ‘f’ and Chinelo I ‘f’ for conspiracy and child sales.
“The suspects were arrested by patrol officers from Ojodu Division stationed at Berger bus-stop, an entry point into Lagos State, whom had earlier been alerted about the suspects by a Good Samaritan. The suspects were found with two newborn baby girls, approximately six-days old, while travelling from Abia State on September 9, 2024.
“Investigations revealed that the suspects were en route to deliver the babies to one nurse in Lagos State whom the mother of the babies promised to link them up with only after they had arrived Lagos.
“Upon questioning, the suspects confessed to the crime, stating that they were paid the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N150,000) for transportation of the babies to Lagos. The suspects added that the mother of the babies sold the babies because she could not give them proper care.”
