Police arrest 26-year-old woman for selling sisters’ babies in Cross River

The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old lady identified as Gift Etim Ikono for selling her sisters’ babies.
Gift who hails from Akwa Ibom State-born was reportedly arrested alongside her two sisters, Esther Etim Ikono and Florence Victor Ikono.

The state Commissioner of Police, CP, Jimoh Obeh, paraded the sisters at the command headquarters on Tuesday saying Gift, a resident of 8th Mile, Calabar, was arrested on June 28 for allegedly selling two children belonging to Esther and Florence.

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The CP said, “Gift harboured Esther and Florence in her apartment. The two girls got pregnant and when they gave birth, the babies were sold out by Gift to unknown buyers.

“They would soon appear in court after investigations are completed,” the CP told newsmen