- I could not take care of the baby
A 22-year-old woman, Seun Oladayo, has been arrested for allegedly selling her day-old baby for N10,000
Oladayo was said to be arrested in Abejoye area of Ondo city by men of the Ondo State Security Network (Amotekun).
TNG gathered that one Pastor Olawale, popularly called Eri Aditu, invited members of Amotekun in Ondo town to arrest Oladayo, after the baby was released to him upon paying N10,000.
I knew them when her first child was sick and I prayed for them
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According to Pastor Olawale, it was Oladayo’s brother who came to call him that he should come with him to their house following the birth of baby and he went with him.
He said, “I knew them when her first child was sick and I prayed for them. I did not see them again until Saturday when the brother of the lady invited me to their house.
WHY I BOUGHT THE BABY
“When I got to the house at Akinjagunla, I noticed there was no sign of life in the house. There were some clothes on the floor where the baby was born. They explained to me that the woman just put to bed and the baby would not be needed. Due to the forced labour the woman went through, I decided to give them the money.
“If I fail to buy the baby, they might kill the baby or offer it to someone else They needed to pay the doctor who delivered the baby the sum of N5,000. The baby was put in a sack with the placenta. I went to Amotekun’s office to explain the incident an the woman was arrested. She was handed to police at Area Commander Yaba in Ondo,” he said.
BABY’S UMBLICAL CORD
Oladayo noted that her baby’s umbilical cord was cut to expose the baby to danger, saying “it was a miracle that the baby did not die.”
“I decided to sell the baby to a pastor at N10,000 and I released the baby to him. I sold my one-day baby because I could not take care of the baby.
“The man responsible for the pregnancy, Tope, promised to open a shop. Since I became pregnant for Tope, I have not set my eyes on him. I have been struggling to feed myself and my first baby. I know the baby will be an additional burden to me, so I decided to sell the baby,” she maintained.
