A mother, her son and an accomplice have been arrested by the police in Niger state, for allegedly attempting to sell a 4-year-old boy for N300, 000.

The supects identified as Stella Idris, 46, her son, Miracle, 16, and Ebube Ebuka, 18, were arrested by the police for attempting to sell a 4-year-old boy, Abdulrahaman Bello, in Suleja.

This was made known by the state Commissioner of Police, Adamu Usman, who said the suspects were arrested following a complaint lodged by the father of the boy, Bello Umar, on the 6th of April, 2020, that his son had been missing since the 2nd of April.

They were arrested while in an attempt to sell him at the rate of N300,000. The victim was rescued unhurt and the alleged buyer is still on the run, while the case is under investigation.