Woman in Police Net Over Attempt to Sell Own Baby for N40,000 …woman insists to Sell the Child to Raise Money for Business
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The Ebonyi State Police Command, has arrested a woman suspected to be a commercial sex worker for allegedly trying to sell her baby for N40,000.
The woman, who was identified as Victoria Chukwube, is 32 years old.
The suspect said she wanted to sell her four-month-old boy that is still breastfeeding in order to raise money to start a business of selling drinks.
While parading the suspect, Police spokesperson in Ebonyi, Loveth Odah, said she was arrested following a tip off.
“So her name is Chukwube Victoria, she told us she is a commercial sex hawker and that she has this baby which she carrying.
“She said if she leaves here she would continue to look out for prospective buyers.
“But we tried to talk to her and to make her see the value of being a mother, but she refused.
“She even told us that if we allow her to go home with the baby she will throw the baby away and that she can’t tell who got her pregnant,” Ms Odah, a deputy superintendent of police, said.
Ms Chukwube, during interrogation, refused to disclose her state of origin or local government. She said she did not have the financial ability to take care of the child.
“I am from Nigeria, 32 years old, a commercial sex hawker and my baby is just four months old.
“I want to sell the baby at the rate of N40,000 to start up a business. I have a fridge and I reside at Ogbe Hausa in Abakaliki,” she said.
