National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested Four women for allegedly selling a newborn for N1,500,000.

Officials of NAPTIP on Thursday arrested three of the women around Abuja, while the fourth suspect was arrested in Owerri, Imo State.

Two of the suspects, Bernadette Ihezuo and Cecilia Onyema are civil servants with the Federal Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja respectively, the Nation reports.

While the third suspect, Okasi Ekeoma is said to be related to Onyema, and the fourth suspect is the baby’s grandmother, Harrieth Nmezi.

Nmezi’s 16-year-old daughter and mother of the sold baby got pregnant in Imo and was driven to Onyema’s house where she lived till she put to birth.

After the birth of the child, the other women came to buying the child.

However, the baby has been rescued and the suspects have confessed to the crime and are in custody

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