Mother arraigned for selling 3-month-old son for N605,000

The police in Niger State have arraigned a 31-year-old housewife, Eucharia Mbah, before a Minna Magistrate’s Court for allegedly selling her three-month-old son for N605,000. She was arraigned alongside Bright Ahuruegenma of Agape Church in Chanchaga area of Minna metropolis and one Peter Ani on the charge of criminal conspiracy of buying and selling of […]

The police in Niger State have arraigned a 31-year-old housewife, Eucharia Mbah, before a Minna Magistrate’s Court for allegedly selling her three-month-old son for N605,000.

She was arraigned alongside Bright Ahuruegenma of Agape Church in Chanchaga area of Minna metropolis and one Peter Ani on the charge of criminal conspiracy of buying and selling of a minor in contravention of sections 97 and 278 of the Penal Code Law of Nigeria.

According to police, one Mr. John David of Mechanic junction in Chanchaga, sometime this month, reported at the police station that Amaka Bright of same address and Bright Ahuruegenma conspired with his wife, Eucharia and sold his three-month-old son.

The report indicated that Eucharia and the other two were said to have left Minna to Enugu State, where they allegedly sold the boy to Ani at the said amount. The suspects pleaded not guilty to the offences, when the case came up for mention.

Presiding magistrate, Malam Hassan Mohammed, granted bail to Eucharia on health ground, while Ahuruegenma was granted bail because of her pregnancy.  He however remanded Ani in prison custody.

He adjourned the case to today for further mention.