How police recovered 8-month- old baby sold by grandma

JOS — It was an emotional-filled
atmosphere, yesterday, as Plateau State
Police Commissioner, Mr. Chris Olakpe,
narrated how an eight-month-old baby
was turned into a commodity, sold and
re-sold by different buyers.
Parading the suspects at the state police
headquarters, Olakpe said grandmother of
the baby, Kate Anwacha, first allegedly
sold her to Eucharia Anyeagbu for
N200,000. Eucharia allegedly added her
own profit margin and re-sold the baby to
Rita Madubuko for N330,000.
The second buyer eventually allegedly
sold the baby for N500,000 to one Grace
Nnadozie from whom the baby was
eventually "recovered" by the police in
Awka, Anambra State.
According to the commissioner, the
mother of the baby, Blessing Godspower,
had lodged a complaint that her mother
(Kate Anwacha) sent her on an errand and
sold her baby, Chiamaka Obinna, before
she returned.
He added that police detectives from 'A'
Division, Jos recovered the baby from the
last buyer in Anambra State last week.
According to the CP, the suspects would
be charged to court as soon as
investigations were concluded.
Police nab housewife over hubby's death
Also paraded were a 17-year-old
housewife who allegedly murdered her
26-year-old husband and four suspects
alleged to have killed a cattle boy and
plucked out his eyes for ritual purposes.
The housewife, Maryam Yahaya, allegedly
stabbed her husband, Lawal Bala, a
butcher, on the neck while sleeping at
their home in Gangare area of Jos, on July
9, killing him in the process.
He added that the wife who was arrested
for questioning eventually confessed to
the crime.
Man arrested with human eyes
Olakpe said one Tacha Tali was arrested
with two human eyes last Friday and he
later confessed that they belonged to a
cattle boy at Shwar village in Kanke Local
Government Area of the state who
initially went missing while he took cattle
for grazing.
His decomposing body was later found
with the two eyes removed. Tali's
confessional statement later led to the
arrest of his two accomplices and the
herbalist alleged to have demanded for
the eyes.
Ten other suspects were paraded for
alleged robbery while 11 vehicles
recovered by the police in the last one
month were also on display.
Olakpe called for continuous cooperation
from the public in the effort to bring
criminal activities to the barest minimum
in the state.