A 42-year-old father and resident of Gwadenya
village in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Ayuba John, has been
arrested by personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)
for allegedly selling his son for the sum of N5 million.
The state NSCDC Commandant, Mahmoud Bala Fari, paraded
the suspect alongside a 45-year-old rapist, Garba Wamba, for defiling a 10-year-old
girl in Lafia.
Addressing journalists shortly after parading the
two suspects, the NSCDC commandant said the suspects have confessed to
committing crimes.
Fari said: "This is one of the dangers we are
facing in this country. It is a case of child trafficking, but this one is the
worst child trafficking we have ever seen.
"The man in your presence is the biological
and legitimate father of the child. He is 42 years old and has five wives, but
has divorced one. He has 22 children and had sold one of his daughters for
ritual in Owerri in Imo State. Presently, we are working with our men to see
the possibility of arresting the remaining criminals involved.
"The suspect was about to sell his second
child when we apprehended him. You can see the little boy there, and when I
asked him why he attempted to sell him, he said he wanted to raise his
financial status."
On the 45-year-old suspected rapist, Fari continued:
"The man allegedly defiled a girl, 10. The two suspects will be taken to
court to face the consequences of their actions."
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