The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a woman, Blessing Ebuneku Agoro for selling her two biological daughters; Semilore Agoro 4 years and Deborah Agoro 2 years.
The suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Redeemed Camp divisional headquarters by the husband of the suspect, Oluwaseyi Agoro.
Abimbola Oyeyemi, the PPRO Ogun State Command in a statement in Abeokuta said, Oluseyi reported that he traveled for some time and when he returned on the 8th of June 2021, he couldn’t find his two daughters.
He opted to inform the police when all efforts to make his wife tell him the whereabouts of the children proved abortive.
According to Oyeyemi, “upon the report, the DPO Redeemed Camp division, CSP Alabi Akinjide detailed his detectives to apprehend the suspect, who had already been with the camp’s code of conduct department”.
“The suspect explained to the police that, her husband left home for the past two years, and while he was away, she found it difficult to cater for the two children with her other two children she had for another man”.
“She stated further that while she was contemplating on what to do, one Kolawole Imoleayo introduced her to a couple in Port Harcourt who are in dare need of children, and she sold the two daughters to the couple at the rate of three hundred thousand naira (#300,000)”.
“Her confession led to the arrest of the said intermediary, Kolawole Imoleayo. They are both assisting the police in their investigation”, Oyeyemi said.
The suspects have been transferred to the anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.
The State Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun has directed that the children must be rescued and brought back to their parents as soon as possible.
