Crime
Lagos Police RRS Arrests 2 Women Attempting To Sell Two-Month-Old Baby
The suspect was about to be lynched when RRS operatives quickly stepped in to rescue her as well as the baby
Lagos Police Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on Friday, arrested two women for allegedly selling a two-month-old baby.
The spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, says the deal was uncovered in Oshodi when one Oge Okolie, aged 25, the intermediary between the mother of the baby and a prospective buyer was suspected of stealing the baby.
Passengers on a public bus noticed ceaseless crying from the baby with Okolie and asked why she could not breastfeed the child if she was the biological mother.
The image maker said the suspect was about to be lynched when RRS operatives quickly stepped in to rescue her as well as the baby.
According to him, Preliminary investigations led to the arrest of the mother of the baby, one Maria Ahmadu ‘f’ aged 26.
He added that the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) commander, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, has since transferred the suspects and baby to the Gender Unit of the Command for further investigation and prosecution.