Obasempire reports that the Ogun State Police Command has detained a 25-year-old woman, known as Yetunde Gbadebo, for attempting to sell her three-year-old daughter on Aladiye Street in Sagamu.
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Our correspondent learned on Sunday that the incident occurred around 10:00 AM on July 25, 2024.
A report from a police source at the command indicated that the suspect was apprehended while bargaining a N700,000 price for the child with a 38-year-old man named Sunday None.
A team of police investigators from the Sagamu Division raided the area after a resident reported seeing the two during the negotiation.
During questioning, the spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, revealed that Gbadebo denied the accusation, while None admitted to the offense.
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.
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“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.”
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