How Couple was Arrested For Buying 4 Day- Old Twins In Ogun State

A customs officer known as Azeez and his wife have been arrested for allegedly buying a set of 4 day-old twin babies for N500, 000 in Sango Ota, Ogun state.

According to Punch, the couple was arrested last Thursday by officers of Sango Police Division and had the babies taken away from them.  They have now been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Command headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta.

A police source said: “The incident happened last Thursday. The police got a tip-off that the couple had gone to Ibadan, Oyo State, to buy twin babies for N500,000. We then moved in on them and discovered it was true.  The twins were just four days old on the day of the arrest. We have not seen the parents yet.

In a statement, Azeez revealed that he and his wife decided to buy the twins after they had tried for 23 years to have a second child. He admitted to the police that he paid N500, 000 for the babies.

The Ogun State Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the arrest He said:

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“The arrest is true. The case has been transferred to the SCID, and it is being handled by the Anti-human trafficking department. The suspects are still undergoing investigation. During our investigations, we will get across to the parents and find out the circumstances that led to the disappearance of their babies.

We will also get across to the NCS authorities to show the level of complicity of their officer. I cannot disclose the suspect’s name, because we are still investigating. He was arrested with the wife.