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…Sells twin babies for N 1.1m
From George Onyejiuwa, Owerri
Chinyere Eke who was paraded on Wednesday alongside her partner, Glory Okon, for operating an illegal orphanage by the Imo State Police Command, has said that she decided to join the child trafficking business after she was duped by child traffickers in the state.
However, luck ran out on the 48-year-old erstwhile events manager when police burst her illegal orphanage home in the Umuguma a suburb of Owerri, the state capital, which serves as a ‘depot’ for stolen children and a baby factory for pregnant teenagers whose babies are sold to willing buyers.
Rescued from the illegal orphanage after a sting operation by the police were four pregnant teenage girls and five children aged between 3 and 5 years.
The suspect who hails from Umuohie Ngor autonomous community in Ngor- Okpala council of Imo State, disclosed that she began trading in children last year, adding that she had sold a total of three children including twins (male and female) for N 1.1m, and another three-day-old male.
According to her, “the three children – two males and female – are the children of my late sister Chioma; I took custody of them. The other two children were brought to me by this my sister (Glory Okon) from Akwa Ibom for sale this April. But I hadn’t sold any one yet before this police problem.
She added: “Since last year I join this business, I have only sold three children – a twin boy and girl for N1.1m. The boy was sold for N600,000, and the twin sister for N500,000, and the other baby boy which was just three-day old was brought to me by his parents that they don’t want him.
“I decided to join this business after I was duped. My sister who was in South Africa had sent me money to get a baby for her but the people I gave the money to get me a child for her duped me of the money.”
Eke who pleaded for forgiveness, disclosed that it was one Favour from Rivers State who brought Glory Okon to her this April, adding that Precious had been at large.
“I am begging for forgiveness; I have decided to go back to my original business which is Event Management if I get out of this police problem because I was planning to register this my orphanage before I was arrested.
“It was Precious that brought this woman (Glory Okon) her to my Shop when I was still living at Ulakwo community in Owerri North before I relocated to Umuguma. I have promised not to continue with this business.”
Similarly, Miss Okon who is also cooling her heels at the anti-kidnapping cell of the State CID allegedly admitted that she was introduced to Chinyere Eke by one Favour in April of this year.
“I brought two boys from Akwa Ibom to Chinyere Eke for sale but we have not sold any of them yet before we were arrested by the police.”
