The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested 5 individuals, together with a pair, over their alleged involvement in promoting a two-month-old child.
The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrests on Saturday in an announcement in Lagos.
Hundeyin stated that detectives from the Oko-oba Police Division arrested the suspects following a report from the mom of the newborn boy.
In response to him, the mom of the kid reported that one of many suspects absconded along with her son to an unknown vacation spot on July 11.
”Detectives swung into motion, which led to the arrest of 1 Gloria, who throughout interrogation confessed to promoting the newborn for ₦500,000 to at least one Pastor Peter.
”Pastor Peter, who was subsequently arrested in Ikene City, Ogun, admitted reselling the kid for N1.4 million to at least one Loretta.
”Loretta was then additionally arrested in Festac City, Lagos. She confessed to promoting the newborn for N2.3 million,” he stated.
The picture maker stated that additional investigations led to the arrest of the ultimate consumers of the newborn, one couple, merely recognized as Mr and Mrs James, through the naming ceremony of the stolen little one.
”All suspects shall be arraigned in court docket after investigation,” he stated.
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