Oluchi Emeobi, a 24-year-old mother in Nnewi, Anambra State, has allegedly sold her two-month-old baby and used part of the proceeds to buy a motorcycle.
This was disclosed by the state Commissioner of Police, Garba Umar on Tuesday while parading about 100 suspects at the command headquarters.
Punch reported that on July 8, 2017, at about 11am, detectives attached to the Nnewi Police Division arrested Oluchi for allegedly conspiring wth her friend, Nchedoch Richard (26) to sell her two-month-old baby to a woman, popularly known as First Lady, now at large.
He said, “In order to conceal her dastardly act, the suspect reported at the police station that she left her baby with a yet to be ascertained woman who absconded with the baby.”
The CP said exhibits recovered from Oluchi included N250,000 cash and one motorcycle she allegedly bought with part of the money realised from the sale of the baby.
“The matter is under investigation and efforts are being intensified to arrest First Lady and recover the baby, ” he added.
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