Police Arrest Two Women Over Illegal Sale Of 3-Day-Old Baby For N2Million By Notorious ‘Baby Factory’
Two women have been arrested over the illegal same of a three-day-old baby at Layout Junction on Jakpa Road, in the Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.
The two women had chartered a commercial tricycle, popularly called Keke NAPEP to take them to a location but the rider suspected them and raised the alarm, a source told SaharaReporters.
“When they got to PTI junction, they asked the Keke man to park that they wanted to collect something from somebody. In less than a minute, somebody crossed the road and handed over a new born baby to them.
“As they continued the journey, the Keke man also observed that one of the women received a call and the person on the other side of the call asked her to send the balance immediately.
“As the Keke man got to new Layout Junction, he parked and raised the alarm. As people gathered, the two women started to give different versions of how they got the baby. They were handed over to Ekpan Police Station,” the source added.
However, Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday. He said one of the suspects identified as Lauretta Akomen, aged 38, bought the baby for N2 million.
The statement reads in part, “On 1/10/2024, at about 1830hours, a tricycle rider (name withheld) came to Ekpan police station and reported that while he was on his daily commercial operation, four women boarded his tricycle, on reaching Efurrun roundabout, two of them alighted from the tricycle.
“One of the two women who alighted handed over a newborn baby boy to the women left in his tricycle and he heard one of them saying, the balance has been paid while saying that when they get to their destination, they should inform her.
“The tricycle rider smartly diverted the two women; Tessi Ikechukwu, and Lauretta Akomen, and the newborn baby to Ekpan Police Station. Preliminary investigation revealed that one of the suspects Lauretta Akomen ‘f’ aged 38yrs bought the baby for the sum of Two Million Naira (#2,000,000) from a traditional home located in Port Harcourt where they harbour teenage girls, and got men to have sex with them till they are pregnant after which they sell the babies to people looking for children.
“The suspect also revealed that she was given a drug which she took for some time to make her look pregnant. She later led the DPO CSP Aliyu Shaba and operatives to the house of one Gloria (surname unknown) who acted as an agent between her and the traditional home. Suspects are in custody while a manhunt for the other accomplices is ongoing.
