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As soon as the midwife placed the newborn baby in HappinessMonday’s arms, she gazed into her baby’s eyes, taking in the tiny features and soft skin.

But before she could even hold her close, the nurse swiftly took the baby away, handing her to a stranger who had been lurking in the shadows with some wads of Naira notes in exchange for the newborn.

As you read this piece, the midwife and mother of the newborn baby are cooling their heels in the custody of the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Police Command Monitoring Squad.

Their arrest, as gathered, followed an intelligence report about a building that serves as a birth house in Rumuokwurusi town in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, where newborn babies were allegedly sold.

Consequently, the Command boss, Olatunji Disu, directed the Commander of the Monitoring Squad, CSP Grace Wonwu, to unearth the baby sale gang. Police sources hinted that when the policemen arrived at the house on July 6, 2024, a 17-year-old pale-looking pregnant teenager whose baby was allegedly to be sold upon delivery was rescued, alongside the woman whose newly born baby was sold.

In this interview with the mother of the newborn baby that was sold, she revealed that she was paid N400,000 for the sale of her baby. When asked why she volunteered to sell her baby, the woman, who identified herself as Happiness Monday, blamed her action on poverty and hunger. Without access to education, employment, or social , she said she was left with no other option but to sell her baby.

Her confession: “I came from Akwa-Ibom to hustle in Port Harcourt. I was living on my own until a flood chased me out. I started living with my man friend. When I was pregnant, he asked me to leave the pregnancy. Later, he started accusing me of sleeping around with the pregnancy and denied paternity of the baby.

“In September 2023, he told me he was going for a job outside Port Harcourt but never returned. When I went to ask his mother of his whereabouts, she told me that she had not been on talking with her son for years. She said since her son didn’t accept the pregnancy, she won’t accept it either. Later, when the house rent expired, I went to an uncompleted building to stay. By the time I came back from antenatal one day, the owner of the uncompleted building had put a gate there and locked it. It was at that point I went to tell this nurse (pointing to the midwife) to help me get someone that would take my baby, since I didn’t have shelter or money to feed and clothe the baby. She told me she had somebody that would take the baby for N400,000. Immediately I was delivered of the baby, someone came and the baby was handed over to the person. I didn’t see the person’s face. I only told the nurse to assure me that the person taking the baby would take care of her and would not kill her. She said the nurse that brought the buyer said the person was a Pastor’s wife.

“Out of the N400,000, I rented an apartment, used some to pay the debt owed, and the balance of N160,000 was kept in the nurse’s with the intention of establishing a business. It was because of this same hardship that made me take my three older children to the mother of their father back in the village. He left me for another woman because he didn’t pay my dowry.”

On her part, the 31-year-old midwife, Success Igwe, said that was the first time she was involved in the sale of a baby. She said she gave out the baby for N450,000 and collected only N50,000 meant for delivery charges and handed the rest to Happiness.

Asked what the pregnant teenager was doing at her birth house, she said, “Her sister brought her on Thursday, July 4, 2024. She said she should be with me because she was going to a convention. When I asked if she was aware the girl was pregnant, she said yes. I had to give her some medicine because she was running a temperature when she arrived. It was two days later that I was arrested.”

However, the pale-looking teenage girl could not express herself in English. She only identified herself as Margret Okonide and said she came from Akwa-Ibom. Efforts made to gather more facts from her failed due to the communication barrier.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/08/i-sold-my-new-born-baby-for-n400000-to-pay-rent-feed-suspect/

Things dey happen

Too sad...

You already had 3 kids you transferred to their grandma's because their father refused to take care of you guys and you ended up getting pregnant for another who couldn't take care of again

Later, when the house rent expired, I went to an uncompleted building to stay. By the time I came back from antenatal one day, the owner of the uncompleted building had put a gate there and locked it. It was at that point I went to tell this nurse (pointing to the midwife) to help me get someone that would take my baby, since I didn’t have shelter or money to feed and clothe the baby. She told me she had somebody that would take the baby for N400,000

Homeless and Hungry... If you read the whole post, you will find it difficult to judge her. Just read and

She already had three kids that she couldn't cater for, but indulging in unprotected sex was her top priority. Imagine a world devoid of sex... More than half of human problems would be solved.

Her confession: “I came from Akwa-Ibom to hustle in Port Harcourt.

Immediately I saw Awka ibom I know say na dem
Those girls dey knack for Africa. Jesus!!!
I fvcked 3 Awka ibom girls last year and I must say they have the POWERRRRR

Back to the matter, this selling of babies has been going on since the 80's you can ask Helinus mama... They sold Him for 50 naira
Back in 1994.
We need to tackle this menace so that we have less bastards in our society

Too bad

useless girl. breeding pig

The usual suspect.

Ps: Success Igwe is not an Ikwerre name.

Success Igwe . I can imagine how stonehearted some set of people could be. They don't care so far money is involved. Talk of fake drug, kidnapping, baby trafficking, human trafficking, drug pushing, just don't look further. That's the source of their wealth. I wonder how Biafra will look like if finally granted. No wonder they are crying online everyday cos nobody wants to relate with them.

Ok

Poverty , Nigeria Bad leaders and politicians,e no better for you people o

Tinubu is a cursed to humanity

I can't blame Tinubu for dis ooo...

COMRADES, there's hardship in Nigeria

Goodvibes007:
The usual suspect. Success Igwe is not an Ikwerre name.

Foool

Lovenorth:
Tinubu is a cursed to humanity

Lol. Was Tinubu the president in 2011 or 2016.

Una go dey make yeye excuse for criminals.

treesun:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/08/i-sold-my-new-born-baby-for-n400000-to-pay-rent-feed-suspect/

I wont Judge her infact, I don't see anything wrong in what she has done. That baby stand a better chance to grow up than living with the Mum as she has no means to look after the infant.
PS,She is blessed more than those who throw babies i n the pit.

Poverty is a disease

400k that will finish in a flash.

Crimecity:


I am a Foool

Raskimonojendor:

Lol. Was Tinubu the president in 2016.

All thanks to Tinubu and his Yeye party

Tokskob2008:
You already had 3 kids you transferred to their grandma's because their father refused to take care of you guys and you ended up getting pregnant for another who couldn't take care of again

walai big bros e tire me o

Tokskob2008:
You already had 3 kids you transferred to their grandma's because their father refused to take care of you guys and you ended up getting pregnant for another who couldn't take care of again

Is that a blame? If you know what they call poverty, you won't be saying this...

RealityKings:


Homeless and Hungry... If you read the whole post, you will find it difficult to judge her. Just read and

Yea, she can't take care of the baby, it better than killing or abandoning the baby or left to die.

Goodvibes007:
The usual suspect.

Ps: Success Igwe is not an Ikwerre name.

So wetin be ikwerre name?? Na only ikwerre igboid wey dey rivers state??

mmadu4:
useless girl. breeding pig

Na talk be this? Why being harsh?

Goodvibes007:
The usual suspect.

Ps: Success Igwe is not an Ikwerre name.

Happiness Monday is your sister.

treesun:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/08/i-sold-my-new-born-baby-for-n400000-to-pay-rent-feed-suspect/

more investigation must be done about this, she must not escape jail