A nursing mother has been arrested on Monday night, 2 of November in Owerri, Imo State, over an attempt to sell her baby for ₦1.5 million.
According to Imo-based journalist Chidiebube Okeoma, he was contacted by an individual who claimed to have encountered the woman carrying a baby and heard her expressing her intention to sell the child.
Okeoma said he advised the individual to pretend to be interested in purchasing the baby and arranged for them to meet at Rock View, near the Imo State Police Headquarters.
He disclosed that upon arriving at the agreed location, he personally drove the woman and the individual who contacted him to the police station.
During interrogation, the suspect blamed another woman, alleging that she had encouraged her to sell the baby. However, the woman accused of giving the advice denied the allegation.
The nursing mother further claimed that she considered selling the child because she did not know the baby’s father and lacked the financial resources to cater for the child.
Both women are in police custody as investigations into the incident continue.
