» 17-Year-Old Girl Sells Her Baby For N500,000 «

The Ondo State Command of the Nigerian Police at the
weekend revealed how a 17 year-old girl, Miss Tessy
Obianua, allegedly sold her baby girl N500,000 to a couple
in Onitsha, Anambra state.
The Police say Tessy fell victim of a specialized child
trafficker, Mrs. Chibuzor Okoye, who convinced her to sell
the baby to Mr. And Mrs. Sunday Kalu, who were
desperately looking for a baby.
While parading the suspects, the new State Commissioner
for Police, Mrs. Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison said five persons
were involved in the case.
She said the police got a tip on matter when Tessy’s
father, Mr. Henry Obianu, who lives at Ogbese in Akure
North local government area of the state reported that her
daughter was missing with her pregnancy to the police.
According to her father, Tessy ran away with her
pregnancy in January last year but later re-appeared in
May without the baby or pregnancy.
After more pressure about the whereabout of the baby from
Tessy, she was said to have confessed to one of her
uncles that she sold the baby to a couple in Onitsha.
The Police investigation also revealed that Tessy was
lured to Onitsha by her father’s neighbour in Ogbese,
simply identified as Mr. Jude Azuka.
It was learnt that at a time, Tessy was declared missing
at home, she was taking to Onitsha by Azuka to Okoye’s
house who helped her to nurse her pregnancy until she
delivered.
The Police boss said “through investigation to Onisha, the
police arrested Okoye, at No. 3, Tonny Olisa street Awada
in Onitsha, who specialized in child trafficking.
“It was Okoye, who sold the said baby girl to the couple at
No. 8, Uzogwu street Onitsha at the sum of N500,000.
“She claimed to have given Jude the sum of N200,000 out
of which Jude claimed to have bought clothes and shoes
to Tessy and also gave her N30,000.
“Mrs. Chibuzor thereafter forced Tessy, to sign an
undertaking that she would never come back for the baby”.
Ibifuro-Harrison, however, urged parents to be wary of the
antics of criminal elements, who act friendly around their
wards.