CITIZENS COMPASS–The Ogun State Police Command has launched investigations into an attempted sale of a Three-year-old girl for the sum of N700,000 in Sagamu area of the State.
The incident occurred on Thursday, July 25, 2024 at Aladiye Street, Sagamu.
However, detectives from Sagamu Division
has since arrested the 25-year-old mother, Yetunde Gbadebo, and the attempted buyer, 38-year-old Sunday None.
It was learnt that the suspects were caught while negotiating a N700,000 price
A team of police detectives from the Sagamu Division stormed the area after a resident reported witnessing the duo during the negotiation.
During interrogation, the spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, stated that Gbadebo denied the allegation, while None had confessed to the crime.
She said, “The woman was about to sell her three-year-old daughter to another suspect. A resident who saw the two suspects negotiating the price approached our station in Sagamu to report what she saw.
“The Sagamu Police Division detached a team of detectives who stormed the scene and arrested the two suspects. The man has confessed to the crime.
“The case will be transferred to the state Criminal Investigation Department as soon preliminary findings are concluded.”
A source said the attempted sale could be associated with hardship in Nigeria.
