A female sergeant, is currently in the cell of the X-Squad Section of the Lagos State Police Command, after she allegedly sold a one week-old baby boy who had been brought with his mother to the police station.
It was learnt that the Good Samaritan, who was taking care of the woman had brought her and her baby to the station after she was delivered of the baby in a psychiatric hospital.
They were reportedly brought to the police in the last week of September,this sergeant who was on duty, had received the baby but failed to document the incident.
They were reportedly brought to the police in the last week of September,this sergeant who was on duty, had received the baby but failed to document the incident.
However, on Monday, November 9, when the mother showed up at the station to ask for her baby, the sergeant pretended that she didn't know her.
A police source said:
“The incident happened at the Akinpelu Police Division. The sergeant received the report of a mentally deranged woman and her newborn baby. But on the same evening, she was said to have arranged for the woman and the baby to be put inside a car and driven away by unknown persons.
“At a junction, the baby’s mother was given N500 and asked to alight. The car drove away with the baby. It was on Monday, November 9, that the mother unbelievably showed up at the station to ask for her baby. The sergeant initially denied ever meeting her.
“The DPO was later informed, and took all of them to the Area Commander, and then the female sergeant was arrested. The baby has now been recovered.”
The Lagos State Police Public Relatisons Officer, DSP Joe Offor, confirmed her arrest, adding that investigation was ongoing.
He said, “The sergeant was arrested in connection with a stolen baby boy. Investigation is ongoing.”
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