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An unnamed commercial sex worker in Yenagoa metropolis, Bayelsa State, has sold her one-day-old baby for N20,000.
While some people said the prostitute was deliverd of the baby on Sunday, others claimed she gave birth last week.
It was learnt that the prostitute was said to have arranged for the buyer of the baby long before delivery.
It was further learnt that as soon as she delivered the baby, the buyer,
said to have come from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, came on Monday to
take delivery of the baby. The whore was said to have sold the baby to
avoid inconveniences and distraction in her hustling.
When contacted, spokesman for Bayelsa Police Command, Mr. Alex Akhigbe,
confirmed the incident, adding that police investigators had traced the
matter to Rivers State.
He said,
“I am aware. We got report that the commercial sex worker sold the baby
to a woman in Port Harcourt. Though the details of the investigation
are sketchy, the special unit of the Police are on their way to effect
the recovery of the baby and arrest the family that bought the child.”
“Right now, Yenagoa Police Division is handling the investigation. Later
it will be transferred to the state Criminal Investigation Department.
Meanwhile,the residents of Yenagoa metropolis have raised alarm over the
rising incidents of robbery and burglary by a criminal syndicate.
The syndicate was said to be using a special powder suspected to be anesthetics known as Ketamine.
Some of the victims, including an employee of the Niger Delta University
Hospital in Okolobiri area of the state, had his house burged and his
laptops, stolen.
The employee who craved anonymity said, “What we noticed was a residue
of white powdered substance by the window.The burglary windows were cut
and their footprints were noticed on the powder they must have blown
into the house to make us fall into a deep sleep.”
Akhigbe, told our correspondent that though the report of such
development had not been made known by victims, “we will investigate and
ensure that the criminals are apprehended.”