A woman who allegedly sold her two-month-old infant for N1.5 million has been taken into custody by members of the Delta State Police Command.
Two people who are accused of purchasing the infant have also been arrested.
The baby had been saved, the police verified in the meantime.
According to Bright Edafe, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), who verified the incident, on December 15, 2025, at approximately 4:40 p.m., Rita Ughale, a female resident of Kokori, Ethiopia East Local Government Area, reported to the Ekpan Police division that her two-month-old infant had been taken from her during a robbery while she was traveling in a tricycle.
According to Edafe, a Superintendent of Police (SP), the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Ekpan Division, CSP Labe Joseph, promptly mobilized personnel and organized a quick search and rescue operation based on the complaint.
“Inconsistencies and suspicious behavior found in the complainant’s story during the investigation led to more questioning. Afterwards, the complainant admitted that the report was fabricated. She disclosed that she had sold her two-month-old child to a 39-year-old man named Osas Omijie and a 30-year-old woman named Judith Omijie for N1,500,000. The baby was successfully saved and is safe, and the suspects were taken into custody. While the investigation is ongoing, all suspects are currently being held, and efforts are being made to apprehend other collaborators for prosecution.
In a different development, the PPRO reported that on December 14, 2025, at approximately 7.30 a.m., members of the Ughelli surveillance team’s Eagle Net Special Squad executed a search warrant at the home and grounds of a 67-year-old woman named Lydia Osanebi of 14th Street, Otor-Edor, Ughelli, Delta state, based on credible intelligence.
In addition to empty and freshly printed seals and packaging materials of several brands of dry gin, he stated that during the search, operatives found significant amounts of hazardous chemicals suspected of include formalin, methanol, and cochineal (carminic acid).
More than 60 liters of suspected adulterated and counterfeit dry gin, super glue, stickers, and shot glasses were also found. After being taken into custody, the defendant readily admitted to manufacturing and repackaging tainted dry gin for more than 20 years using recycled original bottles. One of the retrieved compounds, methanol, is extremely poisonous and has the potential to cause serious health problems, such as organ failure, permanent blindness, coma, and death, according to preliminary investigation. To ascertain the extent of dissemination and identify further individuals involved, an investigation is underway.
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In a different operation, on December 18, 2025, at around 8:05 a.m., members of the CP-Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT), under the command of ASP Julius Robinson, stormed a home in the Gana neighborhood of Sapele based on reliable intelligence.
According to Edafe, the operation resulted in the arrest of a 44-year-old individual named Felix Africa.
According to him, eight bags of weeds that were thought to be Indian hemp were found during a search of the property.
The suspect acknowledged that the exhibits belonged to him and that he was involved in the purchase and sale of illegal narcotics, including Indian hemp. An investigation is still underway.
