Two women kidnap and sell 5-year-old boy for N600,000 in Akwa Ibom

Two women kidnap and sell 5-year-old boy for N600,000 in Akwa Ibom

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested two women for kidnapping and selling a 5-year-old-boy. 

 

The suspects, Blessing Elijah Sylvester,35, from Ikot Enua in Ibesikpo Asutan, and 50 year-old Ofonime Etim Essien from Ikot Abiyan in Nsit Atai, sold the child at N600,000. 

 

The State Police Commissioner, CP Joseph Eribo, disclosed this on Monday, September 30, 2024, in Uyo while parading the suspects and other criminals arrested for various crimes. 

 

“There is also a case of child stealing where children are taken from this state and sold outside for various amounts including a child sold for N400,000 and another sold for N600,000. We have two women and other suspects with us,” the CP stated. 

 

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