Police arrest Nigerien for attempting to sell daughter
The Sokoto State Police Command on
Tuesday arrested one Nasiru Mohammed, a Nigerien national, for
allegedly attempting to sell his five year old daughter for N7 million.
The state’s Commissioner of Police,
Mohammed Abubakar, announced this when the state’s chapter of the
Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) led by its chairman, Bello
Abubakar visited him.
According to him, Mohammed and his accomplice, one Sirajo Hussaini also a national of Niger were arrested based on a tip off.
Mr. Abubakar explained that, the duo were arrested with the five year old girl.
“They were alleged to have brought the girl for sale in Nigeria to a yet -to-be identified buyer.
“Both suspects confessed to the crime
and admitted to have placed a price tag of N7 million on the girl for
any would be buyer,” the commissioner said.
Mr. Abubakar stated that investigations were in progress while
efforts were in top gear to track down the purported would be buyer.
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