Woman sells own daughters for N300,000 in Ogun

Etim Effiong

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old mother, Blessing Ebuneku Agoro, for selling her two biological daughters – Semilore and Deborah Agoro, four and two years old, respectively for N300,000.

It was gathered that the sold the children without the knowledge of her husband, Oluwaseyi Agoro, who reported the matter to the police.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, told journalists on Sunday that the husband reported at the Redeemed Camp Divisional Headquarters that he travelled for some time and returned on Tuesday without seeing his two daughters.

The state police spokesman said all attempts to make his wife tell him the whereabouts of his daughters proved abortive.

He said: “Upon the report, the DPO of the Redeemed Camp Division, CSP Alabi Akinjide, detailed his detectives to apprehend the suspect, who was already with the camp’s code of conduct department.

“On interrogation, the suspect explained to the police that her husband left home for the past two years and while he was away, she found it difficult to cater for the two children, with her other two children she had for another man,” it said.

She explained that while thinking of the steps to follow, one Kolawole Imoleayo introduced her to a Port Harcourt couple, whom she said was in dire need of children.

“She sold the two daughters to the couple at the rate of 300,000,” Oyeyemi said.

Oyeyemi noted that her confession led to the arrest of the said Imoleayo, adding: “They were both assisting the police in the investigation.”

While directing that the suspects be moved to the anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the state CIID, Ogun Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, said the girls that had been sold must be rescued and brought back to their parents soon.