‘How police foiled plot by 2 Abia women to sell newborn twins in Lagos’
Ujunwa Una and Chinelo Igbechionwu, with the newly newborn twins they were planning to sell in Lagos.
Published By: Ayorinde Oluokun
By Deborah Akpede
Two women from Abia State identified as Ujunwa Una and Chinelo Igbechionwu have been intercepted newborn twins they were planning to sell to a yet to be identified buyer in Lagos.
The women were arrested by the police bus-stop, an entry point into Lagos State, following a tip off by good samaritan, spokesperson for Lagos Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said in a post he shared on his X handle @benHundeyin on Friday.
According to him, Una and Igbechionwu were arrested on September 9 as they were arriving in Lagos with the twins to link up with the buyer.
“The suspects were arrested by patrol officers from Ojodu Division stationed at Berger bus-stop, an entry point into Lagos State, whom had earlier been alerted about the suspects by a good samaritan.
“The suspects were found with two newborn baby girls, approximately six-days old, while traveling from Abia State on Sept. 9.
“Investigations revealed that the suspects were en route to deliver the babies to one nurse in Lagos State whom the mother of the babies promised to link them up with only after they had arrived Lagos.
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“Upon questioning, the suspects confessed to the crime, stating that they were paid the sum of ₦150,000 for transportation of the babies to Lagos.
“The suspects added that the mother of the babies sold the babies because she could not give them proper care, ” Hundeyin said.
The image maker said that the case was transferred to the Gender Unit of the Command, from where the newborns were placed in the custody of a motherless babies home for proper care and medical evaluation.
According to him, investigation is ongoing to arrest other conspirators.
The spokesperson said that the arrested suspects were arraigned on Thursday.
(NAN)
