The Nigeria Police, Akwa Ibom State Command has arrested two persons over alleged child trafficking.
The suspects, Christiana Ibanga, and her boyfriend, Inyene Akpan were arrested for allegedly selling their own child for N450,000.
At a news conference in Uyo, the Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Timfon John said the case was reported by a member of the public.
According to the police imagemaker, on June 15, 2024, the police got an intelligence report that a woman took her six-year old daughter to an undisclosed location.
“Acting promptly on credible intelligence, our operatives swung into action and arrested the suspects on January 14 in Abuja.
“During interrogation, the suspects admitted to selling their own child for N450,000 with the assistance of an ally, Saviour Aniedi, in May, 2024.
“On January 23 our investigators extended their operations to Aba in Abia in pursuit of the buyer and the missing child,” the police spokesperson said.
She stated that the police had made remarkable progress in the matter, assuring that the other suspects would soon be apprehended.
