The General overseer of a Pentecostal church in Akwa Ibom state
identified as Pastor John and his wife, Deborah pictured above have
been arrested by the Akwa Ibom state police command for allegedly
kidnapping a new born baby with the intent of selling him to a child
trafficking syndicate at Nung Ukot Itam, Itu LGA of
the state for N300,000.
According to Sunnews, the couple would adopt little
babies in the guise that they want to raise them and then they would
sell the children to their child trafficking syndicate.
Confessing to the crime, Pastor John said “We have the mission to train
children nd suddenly we changed our mind, when my wife and I ventured
into selling of a new baby for N200,000.00 or N300,000.00 since we
have a syndicate who could sell it for us’’he said.
The police say he will soon be charged to court.
In
a related development, the state police have arrested one lady simply
identified as Sabbath for selling her 5 day old baby for N90, 000.
Sabbath gave birth to a set of twins and decided to sell one of them,
blaming it on poverty.
When interrogated, she said ‘It was poverty that led me into this mess. It is true that I sold one of my twins for N90,000.00 to Mr Akpanam and Mr Samuel to be able to train the other baby. My husband’s family should forgive me for what I have done, it was poverty that led me into this’ she said.
When interrogated, she said ‘It was poverty that led me into this mess. It is true that I sold one of my twins for N90,000.00 to Mr Akpanam and Mr Samuel to be able to train the other baby. My husband’s family should forgive me for what I have done, it was poverty that led me into this’ she said.
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