Abraham Udoh, a man said to be in the middle age of fifty-two was paraded by the Police for selling his two-year-old son for a sum of N150,000.
The culprit who lives in Cross River got exposed after he committed the act without the consent of the wife who is also the mother of the child.
Reporting the case, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa, the state’s Commissioner of Police, said the suspect sold their baby to an uunknown woman in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state but got nabbed in spite of the no consent of the wife who repeorted the case to the Police.
The Police Boss said:
“On July 24, a case of child trafficking was reported at our Uwanse Divisional Headquarters here in Calabar. One Esther Abraham reported that his husband sold their two-year old son without her consent.
“Upon investigation, Udoh revealed that he sold the child for N150,000 to an unknown woman residing in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. When he was arrested, N130,000 was recovered from him and registered as an exhibit.
“Investigation is in progress to arrest the buyer and recover the child before they will be charged to court.”
However, Udoh admitted to the offence on the ground that he needed money.
“Actually, I sold the child because I needed some money. I have six children and I am really sorry for not telling my wife about it”, he confessed.
