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,
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“Investigation is ongoing to ascertain the motive behind the criminality.
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“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.