Police Stop Sale Of Day-Old Baby In Rivers State

The sale of a day-old baby in Port Harcourt has been averted by the Police Command in Rivers State.

This was disclosed by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nnamdi Omoni, on Tuesday, in a statement circulated in the media.

According to the PPRO, the alleged sale of the baby was aborted in an operation by the Special Anti Robbery Squad at Igwuruta, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state.

READ ALSO: Nasarawa Police Arrests 27 Suspected Kidnappers in the State

He said, “Operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) in a covert operation at the early hours of today 11/8/2030 cracked a Child Trafficking Syndicate at Igwuruta, Ikwerre LGA, where one Florence Jonah, a 56-year-old woman was arrested.

“She is alleged to have conspired with the father of the child, one Izuchukwu Success to sell him to awaiting buyers at a cost of Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (900,000).

“Upon his arrest, the father led the Police to Better life Clinic, Eneka, where the child who had been sold, was eventually recovered and handed over to his real mother, Rejoice Izuchukwu. Both mother and child are in stable condition.

“The suspects arrested are Florence Jonah ‘f’ 56yrs, Ogum Ifeoma ‘f’ 22yrs, Beauty Nnodim ‘f’ 25yrs, Isabella Chika ‘f’ 20yrs’ and Blessing Udoh ‘f’ 20yrs,” he disclosed.

Omoni made it known that the arrested suspects are helping the Command with the investigation and will be charged to Court soon.