Mother Sells 2-Month-Old Infant for N1.5 Million

A woman who allegedly sold her two-month-old infant for N1.5 million has been taken into custody by Delta State Police Command officers.

Two people who reportedly purchased the baby have also been arrested.

The baby’s rescue was confirmed by the authorities in the meantime.

Bright Edafe, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) who verified the incident, stated that on December 15, 2025, at approximately 4:40 p.m., a woman named Rita Ughale from Kokori, Ethiopia East Local Government Area, reported to the Ekpan Police division that her two-month-old infant had been taken from her during a robbery while she was traveling in a tricycle.

According to Edafe, a Superintendent of Police (SP), the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Ekpan Division, CSP Labe Joseph, promptly mobilized personnel and organized a quick search and rescue operation in response to the information.

Inconsistencies and suspicious behavior found in the complainant’s account during the investigation led to more questioning. Afterwards, the complainant admitted that the report was faked. She disclosed that she had sold her two-month-old child for one million five hundred thousand Naira (N1,500,000) to a 39-year-old man named Osas Omijie and a 30-year-old woman named Judith Omijie. The baby was successfully rescued and is now safe, and the suspects were taken into custody. While the investigation is ongoing, all suspects are being held, and efforts are being made to apprehend other collaborators for prosecution.

In a different development, the PPRO reported that on December 14, 2025, at approximately 7.30 a.m., members of the Ughelli surveillance team’s Eagle Net Special Squad executed a search warrant at the home and property of a 67-year-old woman named Lydia Osanebi of 14th Street, Otor-Edor, Ughelli, Delta state, based on credible intelligence.

In addition to empty and freshly printed seals and packaging materials of several brands of dry gin, he stated that during the search, operatives found significant amounts of hazardous compounds suspected to include formalin, methanol, and cochineal (carminic acid).

More than 60 liters of allegedly fake and tainted dry gin, super glue, stickers, and shot glasses were also found. After being taken into custody, the suspect willingly admitted to manufacturing and repackaging tainted dry gin for more than 20 years using recycled original bottles. One of the retrieved compounds, methanol, is extremely poisonous and can cause serious health problems, such as organ failure, permanent blindness, unconsciousness, and death, according to preliminary examination. The extent of the distribution and the identities of other individuals engaged are being investigated.

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In a different operation, on December 18, 2025, at around 8.05 a.m., members of the CP-Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT), under the leadership of ASP Julius Robinson, stormed a home in the Gana neighborhood of Sapele based on reliable intelligence.

According to Edafe, the operation resulted in the arrest of a 44-year-old man named Felix Africa.

According to him, eight bags of weeds that seemed to be Indian hemp were found during a search of the property.

“The suspect acknowledged that the exhibits belonged to him and that he was involved in the purchase and sale of illegal narcotics, including Indian hemp. The inquiry is still ongoing.