» Abia Woman Sells Grandson For N100,000 To A Ritualist «

The Abia Police Command, on Tuesday confirmed the
arrest of a woman, who allegedly sold her three-year-old
grandson to a ritualist. The Command’s spokesman, DSP
Udeviotu Onyeke told newsmen that the woman was in the
custody of the police in Umuobiakwa, as investigation
continues.
He said that part of the investigation being carried out was
to determine the sanity of the woman. The woman, who
hailed from Onitsha Ngwa in Obingwa Local Government of
the state, had left the village with the child and returned a
week later to report that he was missing.
Sources in the village said that when the suspect was
questioned about the missing boy, her response triggered
suspiscion, thereby prompting the villagers to invite the
police.
The suspect, allegedly told the police that she sold the
boy for N100, 000 to a native doctor in Akwa Ibom and
wanted to use the money to buy a motorcycle before end
of the year.
The police spokesman, however, said that the woman had
since changed her statement, claiming that the boy was
with her sister in Aba. Onyeke assured that the police
would thoroughly investigate the matter to unravel the
whereabout of the three-year-old boy.