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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