Crime
Couple arrested for attempting to sell two-year-old child to fund Canada trip
Police operatives in Lagos have arrested a couple attempting to sell their two-year-old son to travel to Canada.
The spokesman for the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the news to journalists on Thursday in Lagos.
He said the couple were arrested on Tuesday while trying to sell the child off.
Hundeyin said: “At 2: 45 p.m. on Tuesday, the Isolo Divisional Police Officer received information that the couple went to Isolo General Hospital and expressed their intention to sell their baby boy.
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“Upon receipt of the information, operatives from the station moved swiftly to the hospital where they were about to sell their child.
“The baby’s age is two and he has been rescued. Upon interrogation, the couple confessed that they decided to sell the baby to enable the man to travel to Canada for a greener pasture.
“However, the investigation is ongoing.”
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