Edith CHUKU
A certain 20 years old Blessing Walter, has been arrested by the Akwa Ibom State Police command for allegedly conspiring with her 55 years old mother, Grace Walter, and two suspected child traffickers to sell her two days old baby.
This was revealed on Monday, by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, who disclosed that the mother and grandmother of the baby, both residing in Oti Oron, confessed to selling the child for the sum of N800,000.
The command said it rescued the two-day-old baby and apprehended the two traffickers who attempted to sell the baby.
John said the operatives of the command intercepted a vehicle along Nsit Atai-Oron Road driven by a male and two female occupants with a newborn baby.
She said the rescued baby had been taken to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare in Uyo for care and custody, pending the conclusion of the investigation.
The PPRO explained that, “the Akwa Ibom State Police Command, in its effort to protect lives and property, has intercepted a suspected child trafficking syndicate.
“Operatives of the command, while on patrol along the Nsit Atai-Oron Road, intercepted a Mazda vehicle with registration number YAB 454 AA.
“The vehicle was driven by one Bethel Anyanwu, a male, and had two female occupants along with a two-day-old baby.
“Following a series of interrogations, one Nasikpo Sonia Labere, a female, and Inemesit Okin Akpan, a female, confessed to being sent from Port Harcourt, Rivers.
”(They were allegedly sent) by one Waazor Godwin, a female, and one Lilian Duru, a female, to collect the baby from one Miss Grace Inyang in Oron.”
The police spokesperson said that investigation revealed that one Alison Eduno facilitated the connection between the buyer and the seller.
The PPRO added that all the suspects were in police custody and would be arraigned in court after investigations had been concluded.
