By Ken Chiwendu
The Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has arrested one Chinyere Chukwu for attempting to sell her two sons for the training of her teenage daughter.
Chukwu 38 hails from Okija in the Ihiala Local Government Area of the state,
The suspect was said to have collaborated with her 17-year-old daughter, Joy, to sell the boys to use the proceeds to cater to the rest of her family.
Chukwu who was arrested on Tuesday by the Commissioner of Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare,Ify Obinabo and security operatives following information about the transaction said ,
“I have 11 kids and when I could not cater to them, I decided to sell two of them. Since they are boys, the prices were set at N1 million each, but after negotiations by the commissioner, posing as the buyer, we agreed to sell them at N1.8 million, instead of the initial N2 million.”
She explained that the motivation to sell her children stemmed from her neighbor’s successful sale of one of her children adding
“After my husband passed away, I was left with only two children, and I gained the remaining nine afterward. Since then, I have struggled to provide them with adequate care and support,”
Speaking also, Joy ,the eldest among the 11 children, said that the plan was to use the money from the sale to fund her education.
Following the development,the commissioner directed that the remaining children of the suspect be taken into the custody of the state government for proper care. She also pledged to apprehend the woman’s neighbor, who had sold off her child. Once the neighbor is apprehended, contact tracing of the child will be initiated to ensure the child’s recovery.she said.
