A man, Gabriel Ekpiri had been arrested for allegedly selling his nine-year-old son for N400,000 in the Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state.
PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the suspect after his arrest by Akwa Ibom State Police Command blamed his action on the economic hardship in the country.
The state Public Relations Officer, Odiko MacDon, confirmed the incident in a statement.
MacDon said the suspect was arrested by the Quick Intervention Squad of the command, adding that he had confessed to the crime during interogation.
The statement read, “The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State, Olatoye Durusinmi, has condemned the action of one Gabriel Ekpiri, of the Ekit Itam Akpan Obong, in the Itu Local Government Area, who sold his nine-year-old son for N400,000.
“The CP noted that the act was barbaric and totally unacceptable. The suspect who was arrested by the Quick Intervention Squad of the command has confessed to the crime. He blamed the devil and economic hardship for his actions.”
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