Woman Arrested in Sagamu for Attempting to Sell 3-Year-Old Daughter for N700,000

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old woman, identified as Yetunde Gbadebo, for attempting to sell her three-year-old daughter on Aladiye Street in Sagamu.

It gathered on Sunday that the incident occurred at about 10:00 on July 25, 2024.

As reported by punch metro, a police source at the command stated that the suspect was caught while negotiating a N700,000 price for the toddler with a 38-year-old man identified as Sunday None.

During interrogation, the spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, stated that Gbadebo denied the allegation, while None had 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.”