Could God ship us from the vicissitude of poverty… if somebody is simply too deep in poverty, it results in lots!
20yrs previous Maria Ekanem, a college drop out from Odukpani LGA of Cross River State, has mentioned it was poverty and lack of the place to remain after she gave beginning made her promote her 2-week outdated child lady for N20,000.
Maria, who was arrested by the police with 5 accomplices, stated her boyfriend who impregnated her mentioned she ought to abort the child however a health care provider helped her with free antenatal and meals till she gave delivery.
This, she added, prompted her to comply with promote the child when preparations had been made to promote. Paraded together with Maria have been a fifty five-12 months-previous medical physician, Okokon Offiong Okoho, the proprietor of Evangel Clinic,of two, Atu Avenue; a 70-12 months-outdated matron of Sadatoe Maternity situated at Umoh Avenue and a nurse on the maternity who allegedly made the plans to promote the woman to an Abuja-primarily based woman who’s now on the run.
Nevertheless, plans to promote the woman was leaked to police by an SS 2 woman of NYSC Demonstration Secondary Faculty, Calabar , whose mother and father Maria was residing with after she gave delivery.
“Once I got here again from college on Monday, Maria advised me she wished to take the newborn to the dad and mom of the boy who impregnated her since she will be able to now not deal with caring for the child,” she mentioned.
Maria mentioned after they obtained to Fuller by Inyang Avenue in Calabar South, they met Mrs Elemi and her daughter in an SUV automobile, including that Maria gave the woman to the matron who handed her over to the customer.
She stated: “The girl gave Maria N20,000 and requested her to pay the nurse on the Evangel Clinic and use the remaining for herself.”
The lady turned suspicious when the driving force of the SUV informed the girl with the infant that her husband mentioned she ought to take her to the airport to catch a flight to Abuja.
“I began questioning why they need to take the lady to the airport when the boyfriend to Maria and her dad and mom stay right here in Calabar,” Maria said.
Cross River Police PRO, ASP John Eluu, who paraded Maria together with the physician and Matron, stated when data obtained to the police, detectives swung into motion and arrested the suspects.
ASP Eluu mentioned investigations have been persevering with to apprehend the client of the woman who’s now on the run.
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