Woman Jailed 10 Years For Selling Baby For N20k
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Woman Jailed 10 Years For Selling Baby For N20k

Woman Jailed 10 Years For Selling Baby For N20k

A 32-year-old woman, Blessing Stephen has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for conspiracy and child trafficking by a Magistrate Court in Port Harcourt. PM NEWS report.

According to PM NEWS, the presiding Magistrate, Chief Magistrate Felicitas Amanze found Stephen guilty of two-count charge bordering on conspiring to sell a year and seven months old baby identified as Blessing Monday at the sum of N20,000.

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She was arraigned alongside one Abigail Monday Udo and mother of the trafficked baby who was also asked by the court to report three times a week to sweep and dust the furniture in the courtroom for one year. Information Guide Nigeria

The Magistrate said the court was lenient with the mother for showing remorse throughout the trial and for the fact that she was deceived to sell her child. jamb results

But Chief Magistrate Felicitas Amanze, described Stephen as “an unrepentant and harden liar”, stating that the prosecution was able to prove that she actually deceive the first defendant to sell the baby, gave her N20,000, and never gave her the balance till date.

Chief Magistrate Amanze sentenced her to three years in count one and seven years in count two of the charges filed against her by the police.

Essien, Goodnews is a gruaduate of Communication Arts, University of Uyo, Uyo; Currently working at Infoguide Media as a news writer.

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