The Katsina State Police Command has said that based on a tip off, the Command succeeded in arresting one Zainab (Justina) Adamu, aged 25yrs an indigene of Adamawa state, but residing at Kofar Kaura Layout, Katsina, who conspired with her friend, Ruth Kenneth, aged 32yrs of Kofar Kaura Layout, an indigene of Delta state and sold her four months old baby girl to one Chinwindi Omeh, aged 43yrs of Ekuisigo LGA of Anambra state at the cost of three hundred thousand naira (N300,000:00K).
The command in a press statement stated that, ‘in the course of investigation another suspect, one Chukwudi Elias Nnali, aged 45yrs of the same address, brother to Chinwindi Omeh, was also arrested for aiding and abetting the commission of the offence’.
The sums of one hundred and sixty-five thousand Naira, ( N165,000:00K) and Eighty-Five thousand Naira (N85,000:00K) were recovered from Zainab Adamu and Ruth Kenneth respectively as proceeds of the sale of the baby. Investigation is ongoing.
