A man who kidnapped his niece and sold her for N150,000 has been arrested by men of the Nigerian police in Abia State.
Godspower Emeka and Kelvin Ogbunigwu
Men of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) attached to Obehie Division of the Abia State Police Command have arrested one Godspower Emeka, 28, of Orji Street Obehie for the stealing his neighbour's 3 year-old daughter, Mercy Emeka.
The victim who was sold to one Kelvin Ogbunigwu, aged 35yrs, of Omuma Rivers State for one Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N150,000.00) was rescued by the police.
The Commissioner of Police (CP) Leye Oyebade in the state said that Mercy was sold to Kelvin Ogbunigwu aged 35 years of Omuma in Rivers state for the sum of N150,000, “The baby who has been recovered and the suspect who sold her is her uncle”.
Police hands over the stolen child to the mother
Emeka confessed to the crime. He said that the load of feeding eleven children in their family was becoming too much, “So when one of my friends Ogbunigwu came and told me that there is someone who would buy the baby I sold her to him”.
When asked why did he not sell one of his children since he said that he is married with children, he said, “It is the devil and I regret my actions and plead that my sister should forgive me for my devilish action”.