25-year-old woman arrested for attempting to sell her child | Read More
A 25-year-old woman, identified as Yetunde Gbadebo, has been arrested for attempting to sell her three-year-old daughter in Ogun state.
The incident occurred on Aladiye Street in Sagamu, on July 25, 2024.
A resident had seen Gbadebo negotiating a N700,000 price for the child with a 38-year-old man identified as Sunday None.
A team of police detectives from the Sagamu Division stormed the area after the resident reported the case.
During interrogation, the spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, stated that Gbadebo denied the allegation, while None had confessed to the crime.
She said, “The woman was about to sell her three-year-old daughter to another suspect. A resident who saw the two suspects negotiating the price approached our station in Sagamu to report what she saw.
“The Sagamu Police Division detached a team of detectives who stormed the scene and arrested the two suspects. The man has confessed to the crime.
“The case will be transferred to the state Criminal Investigation Department as soon preliminary findings are concluded.”
