Woman Arrested For Trying To Sell One Week Old Baby In Lagos.

A 25 year old mother of four, Nkechi Obi,
who tried to sell one-week-old baby boy,
who was stolen in Onitsha, Anambra State, to a
barren woman in Lagos, has been arrested.

The suspect, who claimed to be a farmer and an
apprentice in Onitsha, said she was on her way
to hand over the baby to the buyer at Cele Bus Stop,
along the Oshodi/Apapa Express-way, when she
was arrested.

It was gathered that the baby was stolen from
his biological mother, who ran away from home
when she found out she was pregnant.

Trouble started for the suspect after the driver
of the vehicle she chartered from Asaba,
Delta State, became suspicious when he observed
that even though the baby cried uncontrollably
throughout the 6 hour journey to Lagos, the
suspect never breastfed the baby. When he
asked her about his observation, she gave some
unsatisfactory explanation, the driver who
didn't believe her explanation, was said to
have stopped at Oshodi, where he alerted some
policemen who proceeded to interrogate Obi.
It was during that process that they discovered that
the baby was not hers.

She claimed that the baby was given to her by her
boss, whose identity she gave simply as Ngozi.
She said:

“I was in the shop located at 2 Ourline Street,
Onitsha Main Market on Tuesday, when my madam,
who I sell clothes for, came and ordered me to go
and change into something better, that I was to
embark on a journey to Lagos.

“Thereafter, she handed the baby to me and gave
me a food flask and baby milk. She only gave me
the telephone number of the woman I was to hand
the baby over to. The woman in question is barren.
I was to meet with her at Cele Bus Stop. The would-be
buyer was arrested.”

It was reported that the would-be buyer had two
female children, but opted to adopt a male
child due to pressure from her husband who
threatened to marry another woman.

When asked if her Husband was aware of her
intentions, she said:

“I got married aged 16 years to Polycap Eze, who
had no child from his wife. I was brought in to
bear children for them. After the birth of my
fourth child, he drove me out of the house, saying
I have fulfilled the purpose for which he married
me.

“I moved in with one of my relatives who later
introduced me to my madam.”

Speaking on her arrest, Lagos State Commissioner
of Police, Fatai Owoseni said:

“She claimed at first that her lover abandoned
her with the baby. Later, she confessed that her
aunt was a co-suspect. Two other persons, who
have connection with the sale of the one-week-old
baby, were also arrested.

“We have kept the baby in proper custody through
the Family Support Unit. Further investigation into
the case has taken us to the eastern part of
the country where the principal suspect lives.

“But she fled on hearing that we have arrested
Nkechi Obi. We will ensure that everyone behind
this case is arrested.”

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