Medical doctor, others arrested for selling new born babies

Security operatives in Anambra State has arrested a medical doctor and his alleged accomplices, over their involvement in the illegal act of buying and selling new born babies. It was gathered that the Onitsha-based medical doctor and his allies were arrested few days ago by officers of the department of state Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Awka.

It was also gathered that the doctor was arrested together with his wife and five other members of the syndicate, including a teacher in one of the primary schools in Umuoji, Idemili Local Government Area of the state after they have allegedly conspired and sold a new born baby boy belonging to a sales girl aged 20 years, for N600,000.

It was learnt that the doctor and his accomplices were accused of housing prostitutes, impregnating them for the purpose of rearing babies for sale, organising maternity services for pregnant women and selling newly delivered babies without the approval of their mothers.

It was also gathered that the doctor was also accused of running a maternity home at Amaorji village, where he also employed others who assisted him in running the illicit business.

Source said the arrest was made possible following a written petition addressed to the Commissioner of Police in Anambra State by a lawyer, who has been acting for and on behalf of a named female victim of the doctor’s illegal acts.

Shedding light on the case, the source said; “The victim, aged 20, a native of Ezza in Ebonyi State, was said to be resident at Nkpor- Uno in Idemili North Local government Area where she was a sales girl at a chemist.

The young girl, National Mirror learnt, got pregnant from a boy-friend who later absconded. She later intimated her boss of the development, who offered to marry her and assist her in her condition.

At a stage, she was taken to a hospital and maternity home located in Onitsha, where she was delivered of a baby boy without knowing that plans had been perfected to sell the baby.”

Meanwhile, the girl, whose baby was allegedly sold out, has insisted that her child be returned to her, even as the spokesman of the Anambra State Police Command, Ralph Uzoigwe, when asked to confirm the case, said he has not been briefed on the incident and was not in a position to confirm it.