Police stop sale of day- old- baby in Port Harcourt
Rivers state police
spokesperson, SP Nnamdi Omoni who confirmed this said operatives of the Special
Anti Robbery Squad stopped the sale at Igwuruta, Ikwerre Local government area
of the state and also arrested a 56-year-old woman identified as Florence Jonah
in connection to the crime.
It was alleged that
she conspired with the father of the child to sell the baby to waiting buyers
at the cost of Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (N900,000). The father of the baby
who was also arrested led security operatives to Better life Clinic in Eneka,
where the child was recovered and handed over to his real mother, Rejoice
Izuchukwu.
The statement read;
“Operatives of the
Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) in a covert operation at the early hours of
today 11/8/2030 cracked a Child Trafficking Syndicate at Igwuruta, Ikwerre
LGA,where one Florence Jonah, a 56 year old woman was arrested.
“She is alleged to have conspired with the father of the child, one Izuchukwu Success to sell him to waiting buyers at a cost of Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (900,000).
“Upon his arrest,
the father led the Police to Better life Clinic, Eneka, where the child who had
been sold, was eventually recovered and handed over to his real mother, Rejoice
Izuchukwu. Both mother and child are in stable condition.
“The suspects
arrested are: Florence Jonah ‘f’ 56yrs, Ogum Ifeoma ‘f’ 22yrs, Beauty Nnodim
‘f’ 25yrs, Isabella Chika ‘f’ 20yrs’ and Blessing Udoh ‘f’ 20yrs."
The suspects are
reportedly helping the Command in its investigation and will be charged to
court soon.
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