The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a Nigerian man, Monday Chukwuka, who allegedly sold his one-day-old grandchild for N700,000 to a baby factory operator in Abia State.
The command, through its official Twitter page, disclosed that the suspect was apprehended at his hideout in Ibafo, Ogun State, following a credible intelligence report.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Oyo command, Adewale Osifeso, while parading the suspect at Command Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, on Saturday, said the police received an intelligence report about the harvesting of the child from the monitoring operatives in Oyo command.
He said, “On 10th July 2023, an actionable intelligence report was received by a team of Police operatives attached to the Command Monitoring, Oyo State, about the ‘harvesting of a day-old baby girl’ from her teenage mother identified as Sarah Chukwuka in Oyo town and the sale of the girl-child to a criminal cartel that operates a baby factory in Abia State.”
According to the PPRO, the suspect, who is the biological father of the teenage mother of the day-old baby, confessed to committing the crime.
He stated that the suspect took the baby from the teenage mother immediately after she delivered the child under the pretense that he wanted to hand over the baby to someone who would take care of her.
He said, “The suspect further explained in detail how he moved the day-old baby to Abia State, where he sold her to the owner of a baby factory located at Obehi, Okwa West in Abia State for N700,000.”
“Investigation was extended to Abia State and in the process of a coordinated raid on the baby factory, a female suspect identified as Popoola Bunmi and four other accomplices, whose names are Chinwedu Peter, Chidinma Blessing, Chuckwu Christopher, and Favour Chukwu, were all apprehended in connection with the criminal activity,” he further explained.
The Police spokesperson also mentioned that the operatives found a batch of new birth certificates and baby delivery equipment at the factory, adding that the arrested suspects couldn’t provide a satisfactory explanation about where the babies came from.
He stressed that the suspect, named Monday, admitted to selling the baby because he couldn’t afford to care for his teenage daughter and the baby, saying that he used the money to rent a shop and buy goods.
The teenage mother, however, disclosed that she didn’t know her father intended to sell the baby, adding that she thought he wanted someone to care for the baby temporarily.
However, Favor Chukwuka, who was arrested for buying the baby, explained that a childless couple (names not revealed) had asked her to find a baby for them. She paid 50,000 naira to be a part of the transaction and gave the rest of the money, 650,000 naira, to Mr. Monday.
The police also arrested other suspects involved in various crimes like armed robbery, secret cult activities, car theft, and receiving stolen goods.
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