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Thursday, May 19, 2022

Man 36, Arrested for sold his two years old son for #600,000


By Our Correspondent

Men of Ogun State Police Command has been Arrested a 36 years old man Kingsley Essien for trafficking his wife to Mali for prostitution and subsequently sold her 2 year old son at the rate of #600,000.

This was contained in a press release signed by CSP Abimbola Oyeyemi Police Public Relation officer of Ogun State Police Command Eleweran Abeokuta.

The suspect was arrested following the report lodged at Agbara divisional headquarters by the suspect's wife, Bright Essien, who reported that sometime in October 2021, her husband, Kingsley Essien, informed her that he had secured a job for her in Bamako Mali, and that he has assisted many people to that country for greener pastures before.

She explained further that been her husband, she didn't suspect any foul play until she got to Mali only to discover that she has been sold to human trafficker cartel headed by a woman at the rate of One million four hundred thousand naira. While in Mali, she was forced into prostitution, but later find her way to Nigeria embassy in Bamako where she was assisted back to Nigeria.

On getting to Nigeria, she discovered that her two years old son in care of her husband is no where to be found.

Upon the report, the DPO Agbara division, SP Abiodun Salau detailed his detectives to go after the suspect, and he was eventually arrested.

On interrogation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the crime, he confessed further that he sold the two years old son to somebody at the rate of six hundred thousand naira.

Meanwhile, the commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the transfer of the suspect to anti human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.

He equally ordered that the buyer of the son must be traced and arrested in order to recover the stolen child.

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