Lagos State Police Command has arraigned two female suspects who were arrested for conspiracy and child sale.
The arraigned suspects, identified as Ujunwa Una and Chinelo Igbechionwu, were arrested by patrol officers from Ojodu Division stationed at Berger bus-stop, an entry point into Lagos State.
The command spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, a Superintendent of Police, who confirmed the arrest in a statement.
Thenewsbearer learnt that the patrol officers had earlier been alerted about the suspects by a Good Samaritan.
Hundeyin said in the statement: “The suspects were found with two newborn baby girls, approximately six-days old, while traveling from Abia State on September 9, 2024.
“Investigations revealed that the suspects were en route to deliver the babies to one nurse in Lagos State whom the mother of the babies promised to link them up with only after they had arrived Lagos.
“Upon questioning, the suspects confessed to the crime, stating that they were paid the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (₦150,000) for transportation of the babies to Lagos.
“The suspects added that the mother of the babies sold the babies because she could not give them proper care.
“The case was transferred to the Gender Unit of the Command from where the newborns were placed in the custody of a motherless babies home for proper care and medical evaluation.”
He added that investigation is still ongoing to arrest other conspirators.
Thenewsbearer gathered that the accused persons were remanded in prison while the case was adjourned.
