The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a couple a husband and wife for allegedly selling their one-month-old baby for the sum of N50,000.

Public Relations Officer of the Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement said, the suspects, Eze Onyebuchi and Oluchi Eze, were arrested on December 16 at their residence at Abayomi Street, Ilara area of Ode-Remo, Ogun North.

“On interrogation, the suspects explained to the police that, it was one Mrs Ruth Obajimi, who directed the yet to be identified buyer to them.

“They stated further that the woman came to them on the 14th of December 2021, and told them that she is from human rights office and that she will help them to foster their child.

“The woman then gave them the sum of N50,000 and they handed over the baby to her despite not knowing her from Adam,” the statement read.

Oyeyemi who said efforts are ongoing to apprehend the woman and recover the baby, added that the State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the transfer of the suspects to the anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation.