Police Arrest Suspect for Trading Son N.5Million After Birth in Abia

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News From The State Sunday, June 29th, 2014

Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia

The Abia state Police command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Ogbonna Chukwudi, for allegedly trading his son with the sum of N500, 000.

The state Commissioner of Police, Adamu Ibrahim, who confirmed the arrest Saturday said, Ogbonna arranged with a nurse, identified as Amarachi Chiamaka now at large, to sell the baby few hours after his birth.

According to the CP “Luck ran out of them when the wife woke up and sought to see her baby, but was told by the husband that the baby was dead and had been buried.

“An argument began as the wife insisted on seeing the dead baby. A neighbour who overheard the argument, alerted the Police who intervened and later arrested the man and the accomplice-nurse.” the commissioner revealed.

Commissioner Ibrahim, disclosed that investigations were still ongoing with a view to recovering the baby.

Ogbonna according to the Abia Police Chief, has confessed that he involved in the ignoble act owing to poverty. The suspect also revealed that his friend who sold the son for him short-changed him, saying he only paid N140, 000 out of the total N500, 000.