The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old woman, identified as Olaide Adekunle, for allegedly selling her 18-month-old baby for N600,000 to pay off a bank loan.
The suspect was apprehended when her husband, Nureni Rasaq, filed a complaint at Sango divisional headquarters, claiming that she left home for Lagos on March 15, 2023, with their baby girl, Moridiat Rasaq, but never returned with the baby.
He went on to say that all efforts to find out what happened to the infant were futile since the woman could not explain the baby’s whereabouts.
The command’s spokesperson, in a statement on April 17th said: “On interrogation, the suspect confessed that she has sold the baby to someone in Lagos at N600,000.
When asked the reason for her action, she stated that she borrowed money from a microfinance bank & when she was unable to pay back the money, the bank agents started threatening to deal decisively with her.
