Friday, May 31, 2024 – Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested one Yusuf Umar, for allegedly attempting to sell his 5-year-old daughter for N1.5m.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Auwal Musa Muhammad, who disclosed
this on Thursday, May 30, 2024, said the suspect took the child away from her
mother, his estranged wife, under the pretence that he would take her to his
sister in Bauchi town.
“Detectives of the command arrested one Yusuf
Umar 'm' aged 49yrs of Dagu village via Warji LGA of Bauchi State. The suspect,
who claimed to be a staff member with the Warji Local Government area council,
was arrested for trafficking his 5-year-old biological child,” the CP
stated.
"On the 26th of May, 2024, the accused
took the child (a 5-year-old daughter) from the estranged wife in Warji LGA
under the pretence that he would take her to his sister in Bauchi town.
"Unknown to the mother he had already
arranged to hand over the girl to an unknown person, not knowing that he is a
Police detective, Where the defendant was arrested in a Hotel in Bauchi after
he bargained for one million five hundred thousand naira (N1.500,000) to give
up his biological daughter.
"Additionally, the defendant to ensure
his interest sent the sum of forty thousand naira for transportation fees to
the person who linked him up with the buyer.
“I have directed the Deputy Commissioner of
Police in charge of the Criminal Intelligence Department (CID) to discreetly
investigate the crux of the matter to unravel more motives behind the
defendant's actions, after which he will be charged to court upon completion of
the investigation for the established offence.”
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