An indigene of Akwa Ibom state, Gabriel Okon Ekpiri, has been arrested for selling his nine-year-old son for the sum of N400,000.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, revealed this in a statement on Monday, 26th June, in Uyo, the state capital.
The suspect is said to be a native of Ekit Itam Akpan Obong community in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state.
According to the Commands’ PR officer, the suspect was apprehended by the Quick Intervention Squad of the Command.
He also said, the suspect, during interrogation, confessed to the crime while blaming the act on the devil and poverty.
The statement reads in part, “The Commissioner of Police Akwa Ibom State, Olatoye Durusinmi, has condemned the action of one Gabriel Okon Ekpiri of Ekit Itam Akpan Obong in Itu Local Government Area, who sold his nine year old son for N400,000.
“The CP noted that the act was barbaric and totally unacceptable, and the suspect who was arrested by the quick Intervention Squad of the Command has confessed to the crime while blaming the devil and economic hardship for his actions.”
