A young lady and her mother have been arrested by men of the Akwa Ibom State Command for allegedly selling a two-day-old baby.
NATIONAL POST learnt that the suspects, Blessing Walter and her mother, Grace Walter sold the baby for N800,000 in Oron local government area of the state.
Also apprehended were the syndicates involved in trafficking the child.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the State, DSP Timfon John confirmed this in a statement on Monday.
The statement reads, "The operatives of the command while on patrol along the Nsit Atai/Oron Road, intercepted a Mazda vehicle with registration number YAB 454 AA.
"The vehicle was driven by one Bethel Anyanwu, a male, and had two female occupants along with a two-day-old baby.
"Upon interrogation, the occupants could not provide a satisfactory explanation regarding the infant.
"Following a series of interrogations one Nasikpo Sonia Labere, a female, and Inemesit Okin Akpan, a female, confessed to being sent from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, by one Waazor Godwin, a female, and one Lilian Duru, a female, to collect the baby from one Miss Grace Inyang in Oron.
"Further investigation led to the arrest of one Alison Eduno, who facilitated the connection between the buyer and the seller.
"The grandmother and the mother of the baby, identified as Grace Walter, a 55-year-old female, and Blessing Walter, a 20-year-old female, both residing in Oti Oron, were also apprehended.
"They confessed to selling the baby for the sum of eight hundred thousand Naira (N800,000)."