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Week-old baby stolen in Gombe found in Lagos
A week-old baby, stolen in Gombe State, was on Sunday recovered in Lagos State by the police.
The Lagos Police Command, which revealed this in a statement, said that the baby was recovered in Ejigbo, a Lagos suburb, from two women who buy and sell babies.
In the statement by DSP Bala Elkana, the Police Public Relations Officer, the command said the recovery helped it to smash a baby trafficking syndicate.
It gave the names of the culprits as Gift Michael, 24, and Florence Doughlas, 50.
The statement said that investigations had shown Douglas, a native of Igueben, Edo State and unregistered nurse operates two maternity clinics, Flofidel Clinic and Maternity Homes.
It added that Douglas had branches in Alimosho Local Government Area of the state.
“She has admitted to being in the business of the sales of babies for a while.
“She revealed that a baby girl is referred to as ‘PINK,’ while a baby boy is called ‘BLUE’; and are both referred to as ‘MARKET.’
“She further confessed that the week-old male baby found in her custody at Jakande Gate, Ejigbo, was brought to her from Gombe, en route Akure and was to be sold for N500,000,” the statement read.
About 50 pictures of different babies suspected to have already been sold off, police said, was seen in the phone of the said Douglas.
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“Babies are usually sold between N500,000 and N1million, depending on their sex.
“Investigation is ongoing and other members of the syndicate will be apprehended,” the statement said.
The State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, has taken over the investigation of the case.
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