Why I Sold My 9-Year-Old Son – Akwa Ibom Father Reveals | READ DETAILS
One mr. Gabriel Ekpiri, has been arrested by operatives of the Akwa Ibom state police command for selling his 9-year-old sold for N400,000 in the Itu Local Government Area of the state.
According to the state Public Relations Officer, Odiko MacDon, the suspect confessed to committing the crime after he was arrested by the Quick Intervention Squad of the command.
Speaking on why he sold his son, the suspect blamed economic hardship in the country and the devil for his crime.
The PRO’s statement read;
“The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State, Olatoye Durusinmi, has condemned the action of one Gabriel Ekpiri, of the Ekit Itam Akpan Obong, in the Itu Local Government Area, who sold his nine-year-old son for N400,000.
“The CP noted that the act was barbaric and totally unacceptable. The suspect who was arrested by the Quick Intervention Squad of the command has confessed to the crime. He blamed the devil and economic hardship for his actions.”
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