The Abia Police Command confirmed the arrest of a woman who hails from Onitsha Ngwa in Obingwa L.G.A of Abia State. She was arrested for allegedly selling her three-years old grand son to ritualist.
According to the Command spokes person DSP Udeviotu Onyeke who told newsmen that the woman has been kept in the custody of the Police as investigation continues.
He further said that part of the investigation carried out was to determine the sanity of the woman. It was gathered that the woman left the village with her grandson and returned about a week later to file a missing person's report.
Her response when asked about the missing child brought about suspicion that made the villagers call for the Police. When Police persons got there she confessed to having sold the boy to a native doctor in Akwa Ibom state for N100,000 in order to purchase a motor cycle for December.
The Police spoke person has however said the woman has changed her statement claiming that her three-years old grandson was with her sister in Aba. The Police spoke person has said that they will not leave any stone in investigating the matter and to unravel the where about of the boy.
According to the Command spokes person DSP Udeviotu Onyeke who told newsmen that the woman has been kept in the custody of the Police as investigation continues.
He further said that part of the investigation carried out was to determine the sanity of the woman. It was gathered that the woman left the village with her grandson and returned about a week later to file a missing person's report.
Her response when asked about the missing child brought about suspicion that made the villagers call for the Police. When Police persons got there she confessed to having sold the boy to a native doctor in Akwa Ibom state for N100,000 in order to purchase a motor cycle for December.
The Police spoke person has however said the woman has changed her statement claiming that her three-years old grandson was with her sister in Aba. The Police spoke person has said that they will not leave any stone in investigating the matter and to unravel the where about of the boy.
