Police arrest mother for selling two‑month‑old baby in Delta state
A woman, Rita Ughale, of Kokori community in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State has been arrested, following her incrimination in the alleged sale of her two-month-old baby.
Penpushing reports that the Delta State Police Command Public Relations Officer Bright Edafe said the suspect reportedly sold the baby boy to a couple, Osas Omijie (39) and Judith Omijie (30), for the sum of ₦1,500,000.
The police spokesperson in a statement made available to journalists on Friday pointed out that both the seller and the buyers are currently in custody, while the infant was successfully rescued and is safe.
“On December 15, 2025, at about 1840hrs, one Rita Ughale, female, of Kokori, Ethiope East Local Government Area, reported at the Ekpan Police Division that her two-month-old baby was snatched from her during a robbery incident while transiting in a tricycle’, he said.
“Upon receipt of the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Ekpan Division, CSP Labe Joseph, immediately mobilised operatives of the division and coordinated a swift search and rescue operation. During the course of the investigation, inconsistencies and suspicious conduct observed in the complainant’s narrative prompted further interrogation’., the statement said
“The complainant subsequently confessed that the report was staged and revealed that she had sold her child, aged two months, to one Osas Omijie, male, 39 years, and Judith Omijie, female, 30 years, for the sum of ₦1,500,000’, it added.
Penpushing further reports that Edafe disclosed that as at the time of filing this report efforts are being intensified to arrest other accomplices for prosecution.
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