Five suspects arrested in Lagos for selling two-month-old baby

Five suspects arrested in Lagos for selling two-month-old baby

The police command in Lagos has said that its operatives have arrested five suspects allegedly involved in the trafficking of a two-month-old boy.

Benjamin Hundeyin, police spokesperson in the state, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.

Hundeyin said the arrest was made after the command received a complaint from the mother of the missing boy.

He added that the final buyers were apprehended during the naming ceremony of the stolen child.

“Detectives of Oko-oba Division have successfully apprehended several individuals involved in a child trafficking operation following a report from the mother of a two-month old missing boy,” the statement reads.

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” The mother of the missing child reported that one Gloria Sunday ‘f’, absconded with her son to an unknown destination on July 11, 2024.

“Detectives swung into action which led to the arrest of Gloria Sunday whom during interrogation confessed to selling the baby for Five Hundred Thousand Naira (₦500,000) to one Pastor Peter Udoh ‘m’.

“Pastor Udoh who was subsequently arrested in Ikene Town, Ogun State, admitted reselling the child for One Million, Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (₦1,450,000) to one Loretta Nelson ‘f’ who was then also apprehended in Festac Town, Lagos. She confessed to selling the baby for Two Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (₦2,350,000).

“Further investigations led to the arrest of the final buyers of the baby, Mr. and Mrs. James Uwam, during the naming ceremony of the stolen child.”

The police spokesperson added that all suspected will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

Five suspects arrested in Lagos for selling two-month-old baby