The suspect was said to have sold the 5-year-old for N700,000, the 3-year-old for N350,000, and a day-old baby for N500,000, bringing the total sum for the 3 children to N1.5 million.
Briefing journalists on the arrest, the spokesperson of the command, SP Grace Iringo-Koko, said the suspect, together with some other culprits, were arrested after credible information on his illegal activity.
In an interview with journalists, Ekwueme, whose wife is deaf and dumb, said OSPAC intercepted him in his community Omerelu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state, when he was about to sell his newborn baby.
The suspect disclosed that he was handed over to Elele Police Division, from where he was transferred to the CP Monitoring unit.
Meanwhile, the mother-in-law of Mr. Ekwueme explained to newsmen that the suspect had been lying to her that her grandchildren died after childbearing.
She said the suspect, Ekwueme, was taking advantage of her daughter (his wife), who is deaf and dumb, to perpetrate the act of selling the wife’s children upon delivery.
Also, one Favour Amaewhule admitted to buying the baby for the sum of N700,000.00, saying that N350,000.00 was paid to Michael Charles, the father of the baby, and N350,000.00 was paid to Hon Regina Aki and partners.
According to the PPRO, the command extended the investigation to Omudiaga in Emohua LGA of Rivers State and Ogbaku in Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State, where they arrested the duo of Ndubuisi Egbueri and Ndubuisi Wosa at Omudiaga, and one Chioma Anele at Ogbaku.
She added that both Ndubuisi Egbueri and Ndubuisi Wosa confessed to receiving one of the babies, which they later handed over to Hon.
“Regina Aki at Rukpokwu in Port Harcourt. Hon. Regina Aki was also arrested and admitted to contacting one Favour Amaewhule at Aluu, where the baby was sold in the presence of Michael Charles, the father of the baby”.
