The Ogun State Police Command has announced it arrested a 25-year-old woman, Yetunde Gbadebo, for attempting to sell her three-year-old daughter on Aladiye Street in Sagamu area of the state.
The incident which allegedly happened on Thursday, July 25, was reported to the Police after neighbours saw the woman negotiating the deal with one 38-year-old man identified as Sunday None.
A team of police detectives from the Sagamu Division reportedly stormed the area and arrested both suspects.
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,” the police spokeswoman added.
