The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,
Federal Capital Territory Command, has arrested
a man planning to sell his eight-year-old son for
N20m.
Parading the suspects at the command, the FCT
Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, on Tuesday
said the son’s father, Chinana Tali, was arrested
alongside Pius Aondoakaa on January 10, 2024,
for conspiring to sell Ushafa Tali.
Narrating how the suspects were arrested,
Odumosu said, “The FCT Commands’ ardent and
astute intelligence personnel in their proactive
engagements in January 2024, intercepted a
father who conspired with another to trade an
eight years old boy who he claimed to be his
child for the sum of 20 million naira in the FCT.
“Following a tip-off, the suspects were
immediately placed under surveillance. One of
the suspects Pius Aondoakaa in a quest for a
higher bid rejected the sum of 12 million naira
and was looking for 20 million naira for a “He-
goat” meaning a boy child.
“He also offered a “she-goat” (i.e. girl child) for
15 million Naira. Pius claimed to have a boy child
for sale and that the father of the boy wants to
use the proceeds of the sale to take care of his
other children.”
Giving more information, the commandant added
“In view of this, the acclaimed father of the boy,
Mr. China Telpesa Solomon Tali was lured to
Abuja on January 10, 2024, by the FCT
Intelligence Personnel who posed as a buyer and
agreed on the terms to buy and pay the sum of
20million naira.
“He was received at a garden with his son by the
undercover personnel who posed as the buyer.
The transaction was concluded for the sum of
twenty million naira after which officers moved in
and arrested the father, Mr. Chinana Tali, male,
42 years old of Logo LGA, of Benue State and
recovered the little eight-year-old boy by the
name Ushafa Tali.

“The suspect Pius Aondoakaa, male, 29 years
old, Logo LGA of Benue State who had connived
with the father of the boy was also arrested on
January 12, 2024. Both suspects are Tiv by tribe
and from a village called R.C.M Abeda Mbadyul
in Logo LGA.”
Odumosu handed over the suspects to the
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking
in Persons for further investigation, and
prosecution while the boy would be reunited with
his mother.
Speaking with journalists, the son’s father
claimed that the poor economic situation led to
the decision to sell his fourth child for N20m to
enable him to train his other children.
He said, “The hardship condition pushed me into
agreeing to sell my son for 20 million naira to
train the remaining five of my children.”
The NAPTIP representative, Oseafiana Chineyere
while receiving the suspects said “NAPTIP will
investigate this matter and the result will be
positive.”
In another development, the NSCDC FCT
Command arrested a 23-year-old man, Yakubu
Mati on January 11 2024 for vandalising armored
cable along the Idu Metro Railway line.
He was arrested in possession of a hoe, a saw
blade and a lighter.

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Selling your 8years old son for 20mil, is just like killing that son for money rituals. Even though the economy is taking a toll on majority of Nigerians, it doesn't mean we should be callous to this point. This is bad and pathetic.

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Pinicop:
Why mentioning the tribe of the arrested suspects?

That's what was written on the article.

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[quote author=Pinicop post=127980989][/quote]Ok

Pinicop:


I initially queried whoever mentioned the tribe of the suspects, even if it was the original writer of the article.

Both the reporter and the editor who worked on the article are bigots and incompetents

Ok

Pinicop:


I initially queried whoever mentioned the tribe of the suspects, even if it was the original writer of the article.

Both the reporter and the editor who worked on the article are bigots and incompetents

Yeah, now that I look at it again.......