Imo State Police Command has arrested a couple, Ifeanyi Anyanwu and Amarachi Ugorji, for allegedly stealing and selling a two-year-old boy, Ikechukwu Nwachukwu, for N500,000.
The
couple allegedly stole the child on August 28 from his parents in
Umuozu-Uguiri in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of the state. Prior to the incident, Anyanwu and Ugorji had sold their first child on credit to a man in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The
state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Andrew Enwerem, during a
parade on Wednesday, said in the latest incident, the couple kidnapped
and sold Nwachukwu for N500,000 to one Ifeanyinwa Duru. Duru was said to have resold the boy to one Mrs. Chidinma Emmanuel, for N700,000.The
police spokesperson, who described the development as worrisome, said
the couple, Duru and Emmanuel were nabbed in Aba, Abia State, adding
that the child was rescued unhurt.
Enwerem said, “On
August 28, 2017, Ifeanyi Anyanwu, 23; and Amarachi Ugorji,18, conspired
and kidnapped Ikechukwu Nwachukwu, who is two years and six months old,
from his parents in Umuozu- Uguiri in the Isiala Mbano LGA.
“The
two suspects, after the kidnap, started demanding ransom from the
parents of the child. When the parents of the kidnapped child could not
provide the money, they opted to sell the child to one Ifeanyinwa Duru,
39, at the cost of N500,000. Duru, in turn, resold the child to one
Chidimma Emmanuel, 42, at the cost of N700,000.
“The
two buyers were arrested in Aba following painstaking investigation,
while the child was rescued unhurt and has since been reunited with the
legitimate parents by the command.
“The suspects have confessed to the crime and investigation has been concluded. The syndicate will soon be charged to court.
Emmanuel said her desperation to have a male child after the death of her husband lured her into the crime.
The
couple told our correspondent that they had earlier sold their first
child to an unnamed person in Port Harcourt for N200,000, on credit.
18-year-old Ugorji is said to be pregnant with another child.
punch report it.....
Comments
Post a Comment