
A 29 year
old woman, Chidimma favour Okorie, from Ebonyi state who allegedly sold an
unborn baby for 100,000 naira, was paraded Thursday by the Anambra state police
command in Awka.
Also paraded
by the police, were two medical doctors as accomplices in the child trafficking
deal.
The woman, said she had already sold two children to another woman, who she identified as an evangelist, since she was introduced into the business.
The two
medical doctors who were paraded Thursday for child trafficking offence were
Emmanuel Tobechukwu and cosmos Ugorji.
According to the woman,
According to the woman,
“I sold the
two children at N50, 000 each. I’m pregnant and the madam said when I deliver
my baby, she would buy it for N100, 000.
“I have five children but I’m not married, and I have not sold any of my children, but I have sold two children, starting with the child of a pastor that I first stole. I’m pregnant and I have agreed to sell it to madam for N100, 000 when I will deliver of the baby,” she said.
“I have five children but I’m not married, and I have not sold any of my children, but I have sold two children, starting with the child of a pastor that I first stole. I’m pregnant and I have agreed to sell it to madam for N100, 000 when I will deliver of the baby,” she said.
Furthermore,
she claimed the medical doctors were helping her in the trafficking because
according to her, they had ready market through a nurse that was still at
large.
Continuing
she said,
“Madam (Evangelist) brought three of us (girls) from Ebonyi to Anambra state and took us to a shrine in Asaba where she collected our blood for voodoo so that we will not reveal to anybody the type of business we do”.
“Madam (Evangelist) brought three of us (girls) from Ebonyi to Anambra state and took us to a shrine in Asaba where she collected our blood for voodoo so that we will not reveal to anybody the type of business we do”.
But reacting
Thursday, one of the suspects, Dr Ugorji said he had not seen Chidimma before
and he had not engaged any transaction of such nature with her.
He said his
hospital was located at Awada, Obosi, near Onitsha, adding that the nurse, now
at large, who the woman allegedly named as his accomplice in child trafficking
was coming to his hospital to conduct blood sample tests in his laboratory.
According to
him, “I was surprised to see the police storm my hospital Wednesday and was
talking about child trafficking and today they brought us here, in Awka.
Also speaking, Dr Tobechukwu, said his hospital was at Nkpor, near Onitsha, said a woman brought Chidimma to his hospital for blood test.
Also speaking, Dr Tobechukwu, said his hospital was at Nkpor, near Onitsha, said a woman brought Chidimma to his hospital for blood test.
“This woman
(Chidimma) has a medical condition, which I won’t want to discuss here”.
“She was brought by one woman, who said she was a nurse. I didn’t document their addresses because we did not do any treatment. What we did was blood test and they left”.
“I’m from Enugu and I’m working in somebody’s hospital at Nkpor. I have nothing to do with child trafficking”
“She was brought by one woman, who said she was a nurse. I didn’t document their addresses because we did not do any treatment. What we did was blood test and they left”.
“I’m from Enugu and I’m working in somebody’s hospital at Nkpor. I have nothing to do with child trafficking”
While
parading the suspects Thursday, at Amawbia, the Police Public Relations
officer, Nkeiru Nwode, said the suspects were arrested on Wednesday after a tip
off.
She said the woman had come to Idoma village in Umuoji, Idemili North of the state and stolen a four year old boy.
She said the woman had come to Idoma village in Umuoji, Idemili North of the state and stolen a four year old boy.
But however,
the PPRO said luck ran against her as people raised the alarm and she was
apprehended.
She said
before that time, the suspect had stolen a child belonging to a pastor in the
state.
Nwode further said that the doctors were accomplices who would link the traffickers to ready markets.
Nwode further said that the doctors were accomplices who would link the traffickers to ready markets.
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