Mother sells 2-month-old baby, gives false kidnap report to police

A woman, Rita Ughale, has confessed that she faked the abduction of her two months old baby.

The lady also disclosed that she sold the baby to a couple, Osas Omijie, 39, and Judith Omijie, 30, for N1.5 million.

The woman was arrested and the baby successfully rescued by policemen from Ekpan Division in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.

Also arrested is the couple who bought the two months old baby from the woman.

The suspects are currently in police custody.

Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

The statement read, “On 15th December 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.

“Upon receipt of the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), 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 complainant subsequently confessed that the report was staged, and revealed that she had sold her child aged two (2) months old to one Osas Omijie, male, aged 39 years, and Judith Omijie, female, aged 30 years, for the sum of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira (₦1,500,000).

“The suspects were arrested, and the infant was successfully rescued and is safe. All suspects are currently in custody while investigation continues, with efforts intensified to arrest other accomplices for prosecution.”