28-year-old Okwuchukwu Ibekwe has been arrested by the police for allegedly selling his five-month-old son to a gang in Anambra State for N400,000 for the sole purpose of boosting his business.
Okwuchukwu together with his wife felt that the only way to alleviate their current impoverished condition was to sell their child.
With this decision, the Ibekwes contacted one Chinelo, who is still at large, on December 17, 2015, for the transaction. Chinelo had allegedly paid the Ibekwes N400,000 ─ N250,000 to the father and N150,000 to the mother of the baby.
Their actions were exposed when the Ibekwes ensued in a fight after Okwuchukwu returned from his Anambra trip and apparently refused to give his wife her share. Mrs. Obiekwe, in a rage led by greed, reported the matter to the police, fleeing right after she realized the consequences.
Okwuchukwu was, however, arrested and detained at the Police Gender Unit, Ikeja, while police operatives also arrested Chinelo’s husband in Anambra State. The baby and Chinelo are yet to be found.
In a confessional revelation during a public parade on Wednesday, Okwuchukwu insisted that his wife was fully aware of the sale of their baby for N400,000 to Chinelo.
He said, “Chinelo was to give me N400,000 for the baby. My wife was the one who suggested that we dispose of the baby to meet our business needs.
“But Chinelo gave me N250,000 for the baby when I went to deliver him to her in Anambra State.
“When I returned, my wife and I quarrelled and she ran away for three days. I did not know that she went to report the matter to the police. She was concerned with her own share of N150,000.
“I sell vehicle spare parts in Ladipo market.
“It was a lawyer who called me that my wife had reported me to the police, and that I should come and see her. When I went there, I was arrested.
“I do not know the whereabouts of my son. I did not know Chinelo would run away with my child.”
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni has revealed that the case was undergoing “intense investigation.”
“The suspect is assisting the police with information to recover the baby.”
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