Busted:Husband and wife sell son 5 month old son for N400,000

The Lagos State Police Command arrested 28-

year-old Okwuchukwu Ibekwe, who lived in Iyana

Iba area of Lagos, for allegedly selling his five-

month-old son to a child trafficker in Anambra

State for N400,000.



He said he sold his son

because he was having difficulties in his trade

and allegedly decided with his wife to sell him.

According to PUNCH Metro the Ibekwes sold their

son to one Chinelo, who stayed in Ihiala,

Anambra State and is still on the run, on

December 17, 2015.

It was learnt that Chinelo gave the infant's Dad

N250,000 while the mother of

the baby's mum was supposed to get N150,000.



However, when Mr. Ibekwe returned from

Anambra state, he refused to give the wife her

share, so she reported the matter to the police

and fled the house after making the report.



Okwuchukwu was subsequently arrested and

detained at the Police Gender Unit, Ikeja, while

police operatives also arrested Chinelo's husband

in Anambra State. The baby and Chinelo are yet

to be found.



While being paraded on Wednesday,

Okwuchukwu said he collected N400,000 from

Chinelo in exchange for his son with his wife's

consent.

He said:



"Chinelo was to give me N400,000 for the

baby. My wife was the one who suggested

that we dispose of the baby to meet our

business needs.



"But Chinelo gave me N250,000 for the

baby when I went to deliver him to her in

Anambra State.



"When I returned, my wife and I

quarrelled and she ran away for three

days. I did not know that she went to

report the matter to the police. She was

concerned with her own share of

N150,000.



"I sell vehicle spare parts in Ladipo

market. "It was a lawyer who called me

that my wife had reported me to the

police, and that I should come and see

her. When I went there, I was arrested.



"I do not know the whereabouts of my

son. I did not know Chinelo would run

away with my child."





The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai

Owoseni, who paraded the suspect, said the case

was undergoing intense investigation and efforts

to recover the baby and arrest Chinelo.

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