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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a couple, Christiana Ibanga and her boyfriend, Inyene Akpan, for allegedly selling their six-year-old daughter for ₦450,000.

Speaking at a press briefing in Uyo, the state capital, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Timfon John, disclosed that the arrest followed a tip-off from a concerned citizen.

“On June 15, 2024, we received intelligence that a woman had taken her young daughter to an undisclosed location under suspicious circumstances,” John said.

Acting on the report, police operatives launched an investigation and apprehended the suspects in Abuja on January 14, 2025.

“During interrogation, the suspects confessed to selling their child in May 2024, with the help of an accomplice, Saviour Aniedi,” the PPRO revealed.

Further investigations led officers to Aba, Abia State, on January 23, where efforts are ongoing to track down the buyer and rescue the child.

The police reassured the public that significant progress had been made in the case and that those involved in the illegal transaction would soon be brought to justice.

Meanwhile, the command has also intensified operations against drug trafficking and criminal activities in the state.

In a related development, a woman identified as Happiness George was arrested for allegedly dealing in cannabis and other illicit substances.

Additionally, two other suspects, Queen Umoren and Joy Chima, were apprehended at a brothel in Ikot Ebong Village, Odoro Ikot Clan, for possessing illegal drugs.

DSP John warned that criminals operating in the state would be relentlessly pursued and prosecuted.

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