Niger police arraign mother for selling 3-month-old son at N605,000
Police in Niger state have arraigned 31-year-old housewife, Eucharia Mbah, 46, and Bright Ahuruegenma of Agape Church in Chanchaga area of Minna metropolis as well as one Peter Ani, for allegedly selling a three-month-old boy for N605,000. The suspects were arraigned before a Minna magistrate court on charges of criminal conspiracy, buying and selling of […]
Police in Niger state have arraigned 31-year-old housewife, Eucharia Mbah, 46, and Bright Ahuruegenma of Agape Church in Chanchaga area of Minna metropolis as well as one Peter Ani, for allegedly selling a three-month-old boy for N605,000.
The suspects were arraigned before a Minna magistrate court on charges of criminal conspiracy, buying and selling of a minor in contravention of section 97 and 278 of the penal code law of Nigeria.
According to police report, one Mr. John David of Mechanic Junction in Chanchaga, this September reported at the police station that Amaka Bright of the same address and Bright Ahuruegenma conspired with his wife, Euchraia and sold his three-month-old baby.
The report indicated that Euchraia, who is the mother of the boy, and Amaka Bright as well as Bright Ahuruegenma were said to have left Minna to Enugu State, where they allegedly sold the boy to Peter Ani of Apkuogo Street, Abakpa, Enugu.
The suspects pleaded not guilty to the offences, when the case came up for mention.
Counsels to the accused persons through oral application, applied for their bail, promising that the suspects would not jump bail and would be available at every hearing.
However, the police prosecutor, Sergeant Bello Mohammed objected to the bail application on the ground that investigation into the matter is still on-going, even as he said the suspects confessed to the crime during interrogation.
Presiding magistrate, Malam Hassan Mohammed granted bail to the mother of the boy, Eucharia Mbah on health ground, while Bright Ahuruegenma was granted bail because of her pregnancy. He however remanded Peter Ani in prison custody.
He then adjourned the case to Wednesday for further mention.