Katsina: Sex worker sells 4 months old baby for N300,000

A sex worker in Katsina has been arrested by the police command for selling her four months baby girl for N300,000.

The 25-year-old woman identified simply as, Zainab Adamu, was arrested on November 26 based on a tip-off.

The spokesperson of the command Isah Gambo, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday, December 2, said that the suspect, an indigene of Adamawa state but residing at Kofar Kaura Layout area of Katsina. Linda Ikeji said.

"Zainab conspired with her friend, one Ruth Kenneth, 32, of Kofar Kaura Layout, an indigene of Delta state and sold her four months old baby girl to one Chinwendi Omeh, 43, of Ekwusigo LGA of Anambra State at the cost of three hundred thousand naira (N300,000)," said Gambo.

"In the course of investigation another suspect, one Chukwudi Elias Nnali, aged 45yrs of the same address, brother to Chinwindi Omeh, was also arrested for aiding and abetting the commission of the offense."

"The sums of one hundred and sixty-five thousand Naira, (N165,000) and eighty-five thousand Naira (N85,000) were recovered from Zainab Adamu and Ruth Kenneth respectively as proceeds of the sale of the baby."

He added that investigations were still ongoing.