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Enugu: Police arraign three women for ‘killing’ nursing mother, ‘selling her twins’

Three ladies have been charged by the Enugu state police command with killing a nursing mother and selling her newborn twins. Police spokesp...

Chima Joseph Ugo
Chima Joseph Ugo - Editor-in-chief August 27, 2022
Updated August 27, 2022 at 1:12 PM
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Enugu: Police arraign three women for ‘killing’ nursing mother, ‘selling her twins’
Three ladies have been charged by the Enugu state police command with killing a nursing mother and selling her newborn twins.

Police spokesperson for the state, Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Friday that the accused' arraignment came after an investigation was completed.

Ndukwe claims that the suspects were detained on July 26 in response to a complaint indicating that they had planned to sell the newborn twins of Chinenye Odoh, 31, whom they later murdered.

Residents of the state, Cynthia Ukorie, 25, Pauline Onyia, 56, and Ijeoma Aroh, 39, are the accused.

The first suspect, Ukorie, had housed Odoh (dead) when she was expecting in her home.

The dead and the suspects reportedly came to an agreement that the unborn children would be sold after delivery.

It was further stated that when she gave birth to the children, Aroh, the second suspect, made arrangements for their sale by speaking with Onyia, a nurse, and the third suspect, who brought a couple who bought the children.

Aroh allegedly sold the infants for N3 million, but she told the deceased that she only received N2,350,000 in exchange.

Police said investigations revealed further that Aroh provided Odoh, the mother of the babies, N1.8 million as her portion of the money and gave N50,000 each to Ukorie and Onyia, two other suspects.

Odoh later rejected the amount after she realised the price for which the infants were sold.

She consequently demanded her balance, prompting the suspects to conspire against her.

The police spokesperson said Ukorie, apparently unhappy with the demand for balance, gave Odoh poisoned corn, which she ate before dying.

The suspects, standing trial for conspiracy, child trafficking and murder, are currently remanded at the Enugu correctional custodial centre, pending a further hearing of the case.

The suit has been adjourned till October 5 for continuation.
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