Friday, September 20, 2024 -Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Ujunwa Una 'f' and Chinelo Igbechionwu 'f' for conspiracy and child trafficking.
The suspects were arrested by patrol
officers from the Ojodu Division stationed at Berger bus stop, an entry point
into Lagos State, who had earlier been alerted about the suspects by a Good
Samaritan. The suspects were found with two newborn baby girls, approximately
six days old, while travelling from Abia State on September 9, 2024.
Investigations revealed that the
suspects were en route to deliver the babies to one nurse in Lagos State whom
the mother of the babies promised to link them up with only after they had
arrived in Lagos.
Upon questioning, the suspects
confessed to the crime, stating that they were paid the sum of One Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Naira (₦150,000) for the transportation of the babies to Lagos.
The suspects added that the mother of the babies sold the babies because she
could not give them proper care.
Confirming their arrest to newsmen,
the spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the case was
transferred to the Gender Unit of the Command from where the newborns were
placed in the custody of a motherless babies home for proper care and medical
evaluation.
Hundeyin said while the investigation
is ongoing to arrest other conspirators, the arrested suspects were arraigned
on Thursday, September 19, 2024.
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