The Commissioner of Police in Bauchi state,Nigeria,CP Auwal Muhammad says detectives of the command arrested one Mr Yusuf Umar aged 49years of Dagu village via Warji LGA of Bauchi State who attempted to sell his five year old biological child for one million and five hundred thousand.
CP Muhammad made the disclosure in a press briefing on Thursday May 30th,2024 at the command’s headquarters in Bauchi.
He said the suspect, who claimed to be a staff member with the Warji Local Government area council, was arrested for trafficking his 5-year-old biological child.
“On the 26th of May, 2024, the accused took the infant (5-year-old) daughter from the estranged wife in Warji LGA under the pretense that he would take her to his sister in Bauchi town. Unknown to the mother he had already arranged to hand over the girl to unknown person, not knowing that he is a Police detective, Where the defendant was arrested in a Hotel in Bauchi after he bargained for one million five hundred thousand naira (N1.500,000) to give up his biological daughter. Additionally, the defendant to sure his interest sent the sum of forty thousand naira for transportation fees to the person who linked him up with the buyer.
“I have directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charged of Criminal Intelligent Department (CID) to discreetly investigate the crux of the matter to unravel more motives behind the defendants actions, after which he will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation for the established offence” CP Muhammad said.