THE Abia State Police Command has arrested a
25-year-old man, Chisom Ihemebirim from Amuzi Obowo in Imo State, for selling
his one and half years old son, Chidubem Chisom for N500,000. The command also arrested one Abraham Ukaiwe, 27,
from Asaga Ohafia in AbiaState said to be Ihemebirim’s accomplice in the deal
to sell the boy.
Little Chidubem Chisom was said to have been sold
to one Mercy Nwachinemere, 45, of Umudi Abayi in Osisioma, Abia State who has
also been arrested. According to the Police Commissioner, Mohammed
Tilli Abubakar, little master Chidubem Chisom was recovered from the
buyer.
Parading the suspects, Abubakar said his men
moved into action following a report by one Kasarachi John, 23, from Mbawsi in
Isiala Ngwa North Council said to be the estranged wife of Ihemebirim.
Kasarachi John, according to the Police
Commissioner, reported that sometime in February 2013, she had a misunderstanding
with Ihemebirim, her husband which made her to leave his house.
According to her, shortly after, in March
2013, she received information that their son, Chidubem Chisom, has been sold
by the father, Ihemebirim.
Speaking to journalists, Ihemebirim admitted
selling the boy for N500, 000. According to him, he used the money to process
documents he wanted to use to travel to Libya or Spain. He also claimed that he
used part of it to renovate his house.
CP Abubakar said that the fraction of the money
was recovered from Ukaiwe, the said accomplice.
The command has also arrested a female suspect,
Kate Agharanya 41, for conspiring with one and Onyinyechi Nwogu still at large
to sell a baby boy for N200, 000.
The matter the police commissioner said was
reported by the mother of the baby, one Victoria Nwachukwu, 20 years, of Obazor
Asa in Ukwa West area of Abia state who claimed that she delivered the said
baby on May 6, 2013, at Chile Maternity Home in Umunka in Ugwunagbo.
Abubakar who said that the matter is still being
investigated, announced that both Onyinyechi Nwogu and the unnamed buyer of the
baby were still on the run.
Meanwhile, the Abia police Command also arrested
and paraded four suspects for robbing a Catholic school, Daughters of Mary
Mother of Mercy [DMMM] at Mbawsi in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of
the state.
The suspects were Chimezie Omasi, Odinakachi
Ugorji, George Ohia and one Confidence, whose surname, the police said was yet
unknown. They were said to have robbed the occupants of the school at gun
point.
According to the police Commissioner, they robbed
the occupants of the sum of N350, 000 cash, four Nokia Handsets and one Laptop
valued at N200, 000.
The police commissioner disclosed that when they
were arrested the sum of N97, 200, some of the handsets, one locally made
single barrel short gun, the laptop and un registered Ladies Motorcycle said to
have bought on the same day by one of the suspects.
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