Miracle Johnson, a 23-year-old Nigerian, Edo Stamother has been alleged of selling her six-week-old baby to an orphanage in Onitsha, Anambra State, for N200,000.
EyewitnessReporters gathered that the matter which is currently under Police investigation was confirmed by the Edo state Commissioner of Police, Mr Johnson Kokumo on Sunday.
It was learnt that the nursing mother, who hails from Agenebode, in the Etsako East Local Government Area of the state, was paid in cash, part of which she used to buy a mobile phone.
Miracle, a mother of two, blamed her action on frustration and the inability of her husband to take care of her and her other children.
She said, "My baby was born on July 2. I sold her due to frustration. My husband was just struggling (to provide for us)."
“My friend (Mama Joy) said that since my husband was not taking care of me, if I did it (sold the baby), I could give the money to my husband to start a business or buy a motorcycle."
“Two weeks later, she came back. I did not know what happened to me. So, I carried a bag, picked some things and left."
“I sold her to an orphanage in Onitsha. The orphanage bought the child for N200,000. I just bought only a phone; I did not want to buy it, but she (Mama Joy) forced me to do so.”
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