The Lagos Shape Police Command has rescued a two-month-old child boy from a pair, Mr and Mrs James Uwam, all through the naming rite of the kid within the climate.
The climate Police People Family members Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a remark on Saturday, stated the couple paid N2,350,000 to shop for the newborn from a suspected kid trafficker, Loretta Nelson, who purchased the newborn from a pastor, Peter Udoh, for N1,450,000.
Hundeyin stated Udoh purchased the newborn for N500,000 from some other suspected kid trafficker, Gloria Sunday, who allegedly stole the newborn on July 11, 2024, a condition that brought on the mummy of the newborn to record the case to the police.
Following the record, Hundeyin stated the police swung to motion and arrested Sunday, who led them to arrest alternative suspects related to the crime via detectives hooked up to the Oko Oba Section of the command.
The PPRO stated, “Detectives swung into motion which ended in the arrest of Gloria Sunday who all through interrogation confessed to promoting the newborn for N500,000 to at least one Pastor Peter Udoh.
“Pastor Udoh, who was subsequently arrested in Ikene Town, Ogun State, admitted reselling the child for N1,450,000 to one Loretta Nelson who was then also apprehended in Festac Town, Lagos.”
Hundeyin stated Nelson confessed to promoting the newborn for N2,350,000 to at least one Mr. and Mrs. James Uwam who have been apprehended all through the naming rite of the stolen kid.
Hundeyin famous that investigations have commenced and the suspects will likely be arraigned on the court docket then the investigation.