A couple, Eze Onyebuchi and his wife Oluchi Eze in Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State have been arrested for allegedly selling their one-month-old baby for the sum of N50,000.
Confirming the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed that the suspects were arrested following information received by Policemen at Ode Remo divisional headquarters of the state.
Oyeyemi said the buyer is currently at large and efforts are ongoing to rescue the baby.
The PPRO disclosed that the State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the anti-human trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation.