The Bayelsa State Police Command has reportedly apprehended a
28-year-old woman, Enoch Oyikepreye, for selling her three-month-old
baby.
In a statement on Wednesday, the state Police Public
Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Asinim Butswat, said the suspect sold the
baby girl to a 30-year-old lady, Tony Esther.
According to the
statement, the suspect is already undergoing interrogation at the Akenfa
Police Station in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state.
The
motive behind the sale of the infant was not known but the PPRO said
the suspect, who was the mother of the baby, sold her for N300, 000.
The PPRO said, “Investigation is ongoing to ascertain the motive behind the criminality.
“Detectives
from the Akenfa Police Station, Yenagoa, have arrested one Enoch
Oyikepreye, female, 28 years, for allegedly selling a three-month-old
baby girl to one Esther Tony, female, 30.
“The suspect sold the
baby, who is her child, for N300, 000. Oyikepreye and Esther are
undergoing interrogation at the Akenfa Police Station, Yenagoa,” the
PPRO confirmed

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