Five persons, including a couple, were arrested by the Police Command in Lagos State over the accusation of involvement in selling a two-month-old baby.
Confirming the arrests on Saturday in a statement in Lagos, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin stated that the suspects were arrested by detectives from the Oko-oba Police Division following a report from the mother of the baby boy.
The mother of the child had alerted the police that one of the suspects absconded with her son to an unknown destination on July 11.
SP Hundeyin said, ”Detectives swung into action, which led to the arrest of one Gloria, who during interrogation confessed to selling the baby for ₦500,000 to one Pastor Peter.
”Pastor Peter, who was subsequently arrested in Ikene Town, Ogun, admitted reselling the child for N1.4 million to one Loretta.
”Loretta was then also arrested in Festac Town, Lagos. She confessed to selling the baby for N2.3 million.”
He also disclosed that further investigations led to the arrest of the final buyers of the baby, one couple, simply identified as Mr and Mrs James, during the naming ceremony of the stolen child.
All suspects are to be arraigned in court after investigation on the incident is concluded.
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