A WOMAN who allegedly sold her sister’s five-year-old daughter for N600,000 has been arrested by the police in Rivers State.
Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka, disclosed this while parading 30 suspects arrested for various crimes at the police headquarters in Port Harcourt on Wednesday.
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The commissioner said the child was kidnapped from Omagwa community in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State on May 20, 2022.
He said, “On May 20 this year, a lady called Peace Emmanuel reported that her five-year-old daughter was missing. The case was reported at the Omagwa Police Station.
“But later, it was transferred to the Commissioner of Police Monitoring Team at the Forces Avenue, Port Harcourt. They went into investigation and eventually, it was discovered that it was her sister who arranged to steal her child and she eventually sold the child to a lady in Imo State for the sum of N600,000.
“So, we went and we were able to rescue the little girl; we also arrested two suspects.”
The major suspect was identified as Ejike Edith, 30.
According to the commissioner, Edith named Prince Ugwu and Nkiruja Samuel as her accomplices.
The three suspects have been arrested by the police and were paraded alongside other suspected criminals on Wednesday.
“But the person who received the baby is in Imo State and we are making arrangements to ensure that he is arrested to face the law,” the commissioner added.
He said the suspects will be charged to court at the end of investigations.
Nurudeen Akewushola is an investigative reporter and fact-checker with The ICIR. He believes courageous in-depth investigative reporting is the key to social justice, accountability and good governance in society. You can reach him via [email protected] and @NurudeenAkewus1 on Twitter.