Delta Police Arrest Woman For Faking Baby’s Abduction, Selling Two-month-old child for ₦1.5m

The Delta State Police Command, led by Commissioner of Police Olufemi Abaniwonda, on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a woman for allegedly faking the abduction of her two-month-old baby and selling the child for the sum of ₦1.5 million to a pastor in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area.

The woman had on Monday, December 15, alleged that gunmen forcefully took her baby from her while she was in a tricycle and pushed her out.

However, the Effurun Area Commander of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Aliyu Shaba, and his men swung into action and recovered the baby, just as investigations revealed that the mother had staged the abduction and sold the child to the cleric.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the development in a WhatsApp message sent to our correspondent in Warri.

His message simply read: “Confirmed,” without providing further details

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