The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested Christiana Uwem Ibanga and her boyfriend, Inyene Etuk Akpan, for allegedly selling their six-year-old child for N450,000 in Aba, Abia State.
Police spokesperson DSP Timfon John disclosed this on Wednesday in Uyo, revealing that the suspects admitted to the crime during interrogation, naming Saviour Aniedi as an accomplice.
John stated that police have launched a search operation in Aba to locate the child and apprehend the buyer. He assured that all those involved in the trafficking ring would be brought to justice.
The suspects were paraded alongside others arrested for burglary, theft, armed robbery, and drug-related offences, with police displaying recovered stolen items.
