Mother arrested while negotiating to sell her Daughter for N700, 000
The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended a 25-year-old woman, Yetunde Gbadebo, for allegedly trying to sell her three-year-old daughter on Aladiye Street in Sagamu.
The incident reportedly took place around 10:00 AM on July 25, 2024.
Gbadebo was caught negotiating a price of N700,000 for her daughter with a 38-year-old man named Sunday None.
Police detectives from the Sagamu Division responded to a tip-off from a resident who witnessed the negotiation.
During questioning, police spokesperson Omolola Odutola indicated that while Gbadebo denied the allegations, None confessed to the crime
She said, “The woman was about to sell her three-year-old daughter to another suspect. A resident who saw the two suspects negotiating the price approached our station in Sagamu to report what she saw.
“The Sagamu Police Division detached a team of detectives who stormed the scene and arrested the two suspects. The man has confessed to the crime.
“The case will be transferred to the state Criminal Investigation Department as soon preliminary findings are concluded.”
