A middle-aged woman believed to be from Cameroon, Evelyn Atemkeng, was
arrested yesterday in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, by men of
the Nigeria Immigration Service for allegedly buying a three day old
baby at the cost of N1.2 million.
Mrs Atemkeng accompanied by her aged mother, Anastasia Fambong, was said
to have bought the baby boy from a matron of a clinic in Delta State.
Commander of the Cross River State Command, Mr Samuel Ichoi, said his
men accosted the lady while she was boarding a ship to Cameroon.
He said: “The lady came from Cameron to Nigeria on Friday without any
sign of pregnancy but she was found to be carrying a baby and when my
men examined her there are no signs that she just gave birth. So, she
and the baby were apprehended.”
Mrs Atemkeng told reporters she gave birth to the baby and that the
money she paid into the account of the matron was for delivery and herbs
she gave to her to aid delivery.
“She (matron) said my breast would start producing milk in three weeks but for now the baby is taking baby food,” Atemkeng said.
She said she came to Nigeria because she did not have anybody in Cameroon to take care of her.
She said she came to Nigeria because she did not have anybody in Cameroon to take care of her.
She said: “I am married and my husband is in Cameroon but there is
nobody to take care of me in Cameroon; that was why I came to Nigeria to
deliver.”
The Anti-Human Trafficking officer of the NIS at the Calabar Port, Mrs
Agbor Ojong Ogar, said she took time to examine the woman and she did
not have any sign of someone who just gave birth.
She said: “The woman passed here on Friday; she left on Saturday and
returned to Calabar on Tuesday and was heading back to Cameroon with a
baby and when we examined her, she does not have any signs of having
given birth recently.” ~ The Nation
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