"A Baby Costs N250,000 To N500,000 While Grown-ups Cost N1m – Arrested Traffickers Reveal

Some child traffickers arrested recently by the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) at the Delta State police command have given insight into their motivation to engage in such act. Five children suspected to have been sold by members of the group, were rescued. In their confessional statement, they said:

“We sold babies between 1-5 years of age to those who have been married for several years without children. Some of us are nurses and supportive members of staff of health institutions. We do not know how the police got wind of our illicit businesses while we were operating in Asaba and Onitsha. In most cases, a child costs N250,000 to N500,000 while grown-up ones are sold for N1m.”.....