The police in Imo State are now investigating how a 27 year
old housewife, Mrs Njideka Okorie eloped with six months pregnancy and went
into hiding where she was later delivered of a baby girl which she sold to one
Agatha Okoronkwo at Isieka Ihiala in Anambra State for N100,000.
Saturday Sun gathered that Njideka has been married to
Samuel Okorie , for over 10 years. The marriage was already blessed with four
children while they were expecting the fifth child, the wife eloped with six
months pregnancy from their home in Orlu, Imo State.
The housewife also fled her matrimonial home with the other
four children in March and returned four months after, precisely on July 5,
2013, with the four kids, but without the pregnancy of their fifth child.
It was learnt that the inability of Njideka to explain what
happened to their baby led the husband to lodge a complaint against her at the
Orlu police station.
While confirming the development, the Imo State Commissioner
of Police, Mr Mohammed Katsina told Saturday Sun that ,” I have to send my
‘Police Ambush Squad’ to arrest Njideka Okorie and she confessed that she
delivered the baby on June 27, 2013 but that she sold it for N100,000 to one
Agatha Okoronkwo .
She said the child is a female and was sold when she was
three weeks old.”The police boss stated that the police detectives travelled to
Isieka Ihiala in Anambra State to arrest the suspect, Agatha Okoronkwo , a
civil servant who allegedly bought the three-week old child.
The complainant, Samuel Okorie told Saturday Sun that,” I
was shocked that before I came to the house, my wife has eloped with my four
children and my six months old pregnancy she has for me.” He added that
“suddenly, she appeared again after two months . She came with my four children
. But I didn’t see the pregnancy again and there was no baby. I was not happy
and reported the case to Orlu police station.”
Okorie explained that, “ It was when my wife was arrested by
the police that she confessed to have sold a-three week old baby for N100,000
to a woman in Ihiala in Anambra State. Thank God that the police recovered the
baby.”
“I didn’t quarrel or have any misunderstanding with her. We
were living together in peace. I was surprised that my wife left the house
suddenly “, he added. In her confessions on why she sold her baby, Njideka said
“ It was the work of the devil. I have never had any misunderstanding with my
husband . I just left suddenly and I went to deliver the baby and later sold it
for N100,000. I delivered the baby and sold it after three weeks.
“I came back to my husband’s house and with his four
children and he asked me about the pregnancy but I didn’t say anything. He
later went to report the matter to the police and I was arrested. It was then
that I confessed that I sold the child for N100,000. The police followed me to
my father’s house and they recovered N78,000 out of the N100,000 I received
from the sale of the child.”
In her own explanation, Agatha Okoronkwo stated that “ It
was when she (Njideka) contacted me and I needed a child. I work at the Red
Cross Organization. I bought the child for N100,000. I needed a baby and bought
the three-week old baby from her in Owerri..”
The state police commissioner said his command had recovered
the baby and handed her over to a rehabilitation home. He said the suspects
will soon be charged to court after thorough investigation.
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