The police in Benue State have arrested a kidnap syndicate, which specializes
in buying and selling of babies.
Among the arrested suspects is a lady who allegedly sold her two months old
baby for a sum of N14,000.00.
Parading the suspects at the state Police Command on Friday, the state Police
Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Austin Ezeani told newsmen that the
group had formed a ring around the length and breadth of the state, abducting
and trading with babies within the range of one month to six years old.
Among those apprehended is one Veronica Vanger, who is based in the state
and who is specialized in recruiting pregnant young girls to eastern part of the
country where they are taken care of until they deliver their babies and sell
them away.
One of the victims, one Ngbernkerger Doo was said to had through Veronica
sold her new born baby for N100,000 but was later short changed and given
only N14,000.00.
Another victim, Doshima Adogo, a 16-year-old girl, who gave birth to a baby
girl while living with her aunt in Buruku local government of the
state, was also
made to part with her baby to a stranger from Enugu but got N20,000.00 out of
the N220,000.00 said to have been paid to buy the baby.
