The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two women, Ujunwa Una and Chinelo Igbechionwu, for allegedly selling newborn twins.
The arrest was confirmed by the command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a post on his X handle @benHundeyin on Friday.
According to Hundeyin, the police acted on a tip-off from a concerned citizen. “The suspects were arrested by patrol officers from Ojodu Division stationed at Berger bus-stop, an entry point into Lagos State, who had earlier been alerted about the suspects by a good samaritan,” he said.
The officers found the suspects with two newborn baby girls, approximately six days old, while they were traveling from Abia State on September 9. “Investigations revealed that the suspects were en route to deliver the babies to one nurse in Lagos State, whom the mother of the babies promised to link them up with only after they had arrived Lagos,” Hundeyin explained.
Upon questioning, the suspects admitted to the crime. “They stated that they were paid the sum of ₦150,000 for transportation of the babies to Lagos. The suspects added that the mother of the babies sold them because she could not give them proper care,” he said.
The case has been transferred to the Gender Unit of the Command, and the newborns are now in the custody of a motherless babies home for proper care and medical evaluation.
Hundeyin also noted that investigations are ongoing to arrest other individuals involved in the case. The arrested suspects were arraigned on Thursday.
