A 23-year-old mother, Miracle Johnson has sold her six-week-old innocent baby to buy a mobile phone.
We gathered the young parent who hails from Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area, Edo State sold her little baby, Greatness to an orphanage in Onitsha, Anambra State for N200,000 (Two hundred thousand naira).
According to Miracle who is a mother of two; “My baby was born on July 2. I sold her due to frustration. My husband was just struggling to provide for us. My friend, Mama Joy said that since my husband was not taking care of me, if I sold the baby, I could give the money to my husband to start a business or buy a motorcycle.”
“Two weeks later, she came back. I did not know what happened to me. So, I carried a bag, picked some things and left. I sold her to an orphanage in Onitsha. The orphanage bought the child for N200,000. I just bought only a phone; I did not want to buy it, but Mama Joy forced me to do so.”
“I told my pastor what I did and that it was a mistake for which I would never forgive myself. So, my husband and I went to a police station to report. I know what I did was not good. I pray that my child will forgive me.”
Her angry husband, Johnson Omovuokpor disclosed that; “When she told me about her plan, I told her to forget about it and exercise patience. On that day, I took my motorcycle out for repairs. When I went back home to get some money, I saw my first daughter with my neighbour.”
“When I asked about my wife’s whereabouts, I was told that she went out with a bag, saying that she was going to buy something. So, I remembered what she said she wanted to do with the baby.”
“When she called me later in the afternoon to tell me that she had sold the baby, I cursed her and ended the call. I became confused afterwards and could not do anything for the rest of that day.”
The Commissioner of Police, Edo State, Mr Johnson Kokumo, who confirmed the incident stated that; “It is an act against laws in Nigeria. Now that we have the woman in our net, we will definitely charge her to court. The baby will be rescued.”