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We bought newborn baby for N2 million – Women confess in Delta

Delta State Police command has arrested two women over a newborn baby boy they bought at N2 million from a baby factory in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

They were delivering the baby to the buyer in Delta State when they ran out of luck.

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The commercial motorcycle rider, (keke rider), who overheard the discussion of the two women, swiftly headed to the police station instead of the agreed destination of the women in the process of delivering the baby.

Delta State Police Command’s Spokesman, Bright Edafe, a Superintendent of Police (SP) said: “On 1/10/2024, 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 Effurun Roundabout, two of them alighted from the tricycle.

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“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 where they were also arrested.

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“Preliminary investigation revealed that one of the suspects, Lauretta Akomen (female) aged 38yrs 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.

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“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.”

Edafe said the suspects were in custody while a manhunt for the other accomplices was ongoing.

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