A 27-year-old man, Mr Daniel Bassey, and
his wife, Magdalene, have been arrested for trafficking their
two-year-old son for N180,000 to an agent in Port Harcourt, Rivers
State.
Parading the couple and 78 other
suspects involved in various crimes at the headquarters of the Cross
River State, Police Command in Calabar, the Commissioner of Police, Mr
Hafiz Inuwa, said the duo were arrested on July 23, 2018 in Calabar
after a report by the mother of the child.
Inuwa said the mother of the boy
reported to the Efut divisional headquarters that her husband took their
only son, Moses Bassey, to an unknown person in Port Harcourt through
one woman simply known as Mummy and collected some money.
He said, “On July 23, 2018, one Mrs
Magdalene Bassey, reported at Efut Divisional Headquarters in Calabar
that her husband, Mr Daniel Bassey, took their first son to an unknown
person in Port Harcourt through one woman called Mummy.
“The police immediately swung into
action and arrested the suspect. During interrogation, the suspect
revealed that his wife was a party to the transaction. They are now in
police custody to help the police to unravel the cause of this inhuman
action and face possible prosecution.”
He said efforts were on by the police to ensure that the baby was recovered.
During an interview with Southern City
News on Tuesday, Daniel Bassey, confessed to the crime, adding that he
gave out the child as collateral for N180,000 loan to help him pay his
house rent .
“I did it based on the debt of N21,000 I
collected from a friend to pay my house rent. There is no work in this
rainy season and I am jobless. A guy from my area informed me that he
knows a woman who lends money to people.
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