The father of four, George Maduabuchi, from Owerrinta
in Isialagwa South council of Abia State has been taken into custody
for allegedly selling his 14-month-old son for N300,000.
According to Punch, the middle aged palm fruit cutter connived with another suspect, Obinna Erondu, to commit this cruel act.
Commissioner of Police, Joshak Habila, who paraded the suspect along with other criminals, said that luck ran out on him when a worried wife alerted the police over the questionable disappearance of their sick baby.
But the suspect didn’t admit his fault and told Punch correspondent that he did not sell his son but only took him to a herbalist because the boy was ill. According to the man, the herbalist gave him N140,000 and told that he could not heal the baby so the father had to leave the son in the herbalist’s house.
When Mr. Maduabuchi returned home, his wife immediately demanded explanations on the whereabouts of their son. As he could not offer any convincing answer, the woman began to cry. The husband came to curdle her when suddenly the polytene bag in his hand tore and splashed money on the floor. Worried by the source of the money, the wife raised the alarm which attracted some neighbours who helped to arrest the husband.
Later the suspect led the police officers to the herbalist’s house at Owerrinta where the boy was recovered and reunited with his mother.
Unfortunately, cases of child abuse or child trafficking are not rear in the country. Some months ago a student of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Vivian Iwuji and her boyfriend, Obinna Ugochukwu were arrested by the Imo state police for selling their new born baby boy for the sum of N620,000.
Credits: Punch
Commissioner of Police, Joshak Habila, who paraded the suspect along with other criminals, said that luck ran out on him when a worried wife alerted the police over the questionable disappearance of their sick baby.
But the suspect didn’t admit his fault and told Punch correspondent that he did not sell his son but only took him to a herbalist because the boy was ill. According to the man, the herbalist gave him N140,000 and told that he could not heal the baby so the father had to leave the son in the herbalist’s house.
When Mr. Maduabuchi returned home, his wife immediately demanded explanations on the whereabouts of their son. As he could not offer any convincing answer, the woman began to cry. The husband came to curdle her when suddenly the polytene bag in his hand tore and splashed money on the floor. Worried by the source of the money, the wife raised the alarm which attracted some neighbours who helped to arrest the husband.
Later the suspect led the police officers to the herbalist’s house at Owerrinta where the boy was recovered and reunited with his mother.
Unfortunately, cases of child abuse or child trafficking are not rear in the country. Some months ago a student of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Vivian Iwuji and her boyfriend, Obinna Ugochukwu were arrested by the Imo state police for selling their new born baby boy for the sum of N620,000.
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