The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a couple (names withheld) for allegedly trying to sell their two-year-old son in order to finance their relocation to Canada.
SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed the arrest to the on Thursday in Lagos.
Hundeyin disclosed that the couple, aged 28 and 22, was apprehended on Tuesday while attempting to sell the child.
According to Hundeyin, the Isolo Divisional Police Officer (DPO) received information around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday that the couple had visited Isolo General Hospital with the intention of selling their baby boy. Police operatives promptly intervened at the hospital, where they intercepted the couple.
“The child, aged two, has been rescued. Upon questioning, the couple admitted to planning to sell the child to fund the man’s journey to Canada in search of better opportunities.
However, investigations are ongoing,” Hundeyin stated. NAN
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