A middle aged man identified as Abraham
Moses Udoh, has been arrested by men of
the Cross River State Police Command for
allegedly selling his two-year-old son, Elisha,
for N150, 000 in Calabar, the state capital.
Parading the suspect before newsmen, the
state commissioner of police, Hafiz Inuwa,
said Udoh’s wife reported him to the police
after she discovered what he had done with
their child.
“On July 24 at about 0200hrs, a case of child
trafficking was reported at Uwanse
Divisional Police headquarters, Calabar, by
one Mrs. Esther Abraham of No 2 Amika
Utuk Street, Calabar, against her husband,
Mr. Abraham Moses Udoh of the same
address, who stole away her two- year old
boy, Elisha Abraham, without her consent.
Upon investigation, the father of Elisha, was
interrogated and he revealed that his child,
Elisha, was sold by him to an unknown
woman residing in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, at
the sum of N150, 000. The sum of N100,
300 was recovered from him and registered
as exhibit.” he said
Hafiz added that the child would soon be
found and the suspects charged to court.
