23-year-old woman sells three-week-old baby for N600,000 in Ogun

 

A 23-year-old woman, identified as Mary Olatayo, has allegedly sold her three weeks old baby for N600,000.

he Ogun state command Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, August 25, 2022, stated that the woman has been arrested.

It was gathered that she was following a complaint from the father of the baby

On interrogation, Mary Olatayo confessed to the police that she has sold the baby to someone in Anambra State at the rate of six hundred thousand naira.

“She confessed that it was her friend Chioma Esther Ogbonna who led her to the buyer in Anambra and that they both shared the money equally.

“Her confession led to the arrest of Chioma Esther Ogbonna who also corroborated Mary’s claims.

“Further investigation revealed that Mary Olatayo a native of Omu-Aran in Kwara state is a call girl, who sees the baby as a disturbance to her business hence she decided to do away with the baby.

“Fortunately for her, she has an accomplice in Chioma, a native of Imo state who quickly contacted the buyer in Anambra state.”

The PPRO said the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the transfer of the suspects to the anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the state Criminal Investigation Departments for further investigation.

He said, “The CP also directed that everything possible must be done to recover the baby.”

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