{"id":6984,"date":"2026-06-17T15:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=6984"},"modified":"2026-06-17T15:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:04:34","slug":"police-nab-doctor-3-others-over-alleged-sale-of-newborn-for-n2-5m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/police-nab-doctor-3-others-over-alleged-sale-of-newborn-for-n2-5m\/","title":{"rendered":"Police nab doctor, 3 others over alleged sale of newborn for N2.5m"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a medical doctor, a traditional birth attendant and the parents of a newborn baby over the alleged sale of the infant for N2.5 million in Lagos.<br \/><br \/>Police investigations revealed that the 28-year-old mother and her boyfriend allegedly decided against keeping the child after birth and began searching for individuals who could facilitate the sale of the baby.<br \/><br \/>The couple was reportedly connected to a prospective buyer in the Ikorodu area through intermediaries involved in the arrangement.<br \/><br \/><br \/>According to findings, the pregnant woman was initially taken to a traditional birth attendant for delivery before complications developed during labour.<br \/><br \/>The situation reportedly forced her transfer to a private hospital in Ikorodu, where a medical doctor, identified as the principal suspect in the case, carried out a Caesarean section that saved both the mother and the newborn.<br \/><br \/>Investigators alleged that arrangements for the sale of the child were concluded shortly after delivery within the hospital premises.<br \/><br \/>The baby was subsequently handed over to an unidentified buyer after the payment of N2.5 million, while the suspected buyer remains at large.<br \/><br \/>The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Fatai Tijani, directed that the matter be transferred from Area E Command, Festac, to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.<br \/><br \/>The case, involving allegations of conspiracy, child stealing and human trafficking, is currently being handled by the Anti-Human Trafficking\/Gender Unit of the SCID under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police Dayo Akinbisehin.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a medical doctor, a traditional birth attendant and the parents of a newborn baby over the alleged sale of the infant for N2.5 million in Lagos. 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