A middle-aged woman, Oluchukwu Nwosu, has reportedly sold her three-month-old grandson for N50,000 in Nnewi, Anambra State.
She justified her actions by blaming economic hardship, which she said was exacerbated by the removal of petrol subsidy.
According to Nwosu, her daughter, Ijeoma, had already given birth to two children and abandoned them for her to take care of.
She revealed that she sold the baby for N50,000, with the other two sons being cared for by the state community children’s home in Awka.
Sobbing profusely, she pleaded for forgiveness, stating, “This is the third time my daughter, Ijeoma, has conceived out of wedlock.
Due to our poor income, we’ve had trouble feeding right from the time my daughter gave birth to her first baby.
We had no other option than to take the kids to a motherless baby home, especially when our daughter refused to tell us who was responsible for her pregnancy.
I came across a buyer, one Tochukwu Asiegbu, who approached me and, after bargaining, paid me the agreed sum.”
The State Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Hon. Ify Obinabo, confirmed the incident and said that the three-month-old baby had been rescued.
The rescue followed a report by the mother of the baby, Ijeoma Nwosu, who claimed her mother had forcefully sold her baby soon after he was born and refused to disclose his whereabouts.
Those involved in the act have been apprehended and handed over to the police for investigation and prosecution.
Obinabo expressed concern about the increasing rate of illegal adoption of children, despite government efforts to put an end to such activities.
She warned that anyone found involved in any form of unlawful adoption must face the law.
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