…suspects bought baby for N2m from baby factory
A tricycle rider has assisted the Delta State Police Command in rescuing a stolen three-day-old and also arrested two women in connection with the theft of the baby.
The Delta State Police Spokesman, a Superintendent of Police, Bright Edafe explained that on the 1st of October, 2024, at about 6:30 pm, a tricycle rider 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 the women got down from the tricycle. The cyclist said that as one of the two women who alighted handed over a newborn baby boy to those left in his tricycle, he overheard saying that the balance had been paid.
The speaker also urged those in the tricycle to alert her when they get to their destination.
The tricycle rider smartly diverted the two women, later identified as Tessi Ikechukwu, and Lauretta Akomen, along with the newborn baby to Ekpan Police Station.
Edafe said: “Preliminary investigation revealed that one of the suspects, Lauretta Akomen, 38, bought the baby for the sum of N2,000,000 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 Divisional Police Officer (DPO), a Chief Superintendent of Police, Aliyu Shaba and operatives to the house of one Gloria, who acted as an agent between her and the traditional home. The suspects are in custody while a manhunt for the other accomplices is ongoing.
“The Commissioner of Police CP Olufemi Abaniwonda thanked the tricycle rider for being a patriotic citizen and urged others to emulate him. Members of the public can reach the command by reporting at the nearest Police station.”
