Bricklayer arrested for selling his 6-week-old twins for N500k in Edo
Edo State Police have arrested an Ebonyi State man named Kenneth Ofoke, A 26-year-old bricklayer for allegedly selling his six-week-old set of twins Edo State.
according to reports, Kenneth Ofoke sold the twins for N500,000 in Port Harcourt.
In a statement,police alleged that the suspect had sold four babies before he was arrested, adding that he sold the twins for N500,000, and the other two for N30,000 and N50,000 respectively.
During an interview with newsmen, Kenneth said he sold the twins due to financial constraints and ill-health of the children and their mother, adding that he and the mother of the children decided to take the babies where they would be taken care off.
When asked if he was married to the mother of the twins, he said: “The woman brought the children to me, saying I am their father.
She said I impregnated her when I was befriending her.”
Read Also:Emiliano Sala’s father dies of heart attack 3 months after his son died in a plane crash