A 23-year-old commercial s#x worker named Mary Olatayo has been detained by Ogun State police officers for reportedly selling her three-week-old baby for N600,000.
It was reported that the suspect and her friend and co-conspirator, Chioma Esther Ogbonna, were both apprehended on August 18, 2022.
Abimbola Oyeyemi, the command’s spokeswoman, said in a statement on Thursday, August 25, that the suspect was detained as a result of a complaint from the baby’s father, who informed the Mowe Divisional Police Headquarters that Olatayo became pregnant after he started dating her and that he rented an apartment for her, where she lived until she gave birth to a boy.
“He complained further that the lady suddenly disappeared with the baby from the apartment three weeks after delivery, only for her to be found in an hotel, where she allegedly went for a “h%okup” with another man. He said all efforts to know where the baby was proved futile.
On interrogation, Olatayo confessed to the Police that she has sold the baby to someone in Anambra State for N600,000. She confessed that it was her friend, Chioma Esther Ogbonna, who led her to the buyer in Anambra State and that they both shared the money equally. Her confession led to the arrest of Ogbonna, who also corroborated Olatayo’s claims.
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Further investigation revealed that Olatayo, a native of Omu-Aran in Kwara State, is a call girl, who sees the baby as a disturbance to her business, hence she decided to do away with the baby,” the statement reads in part.