» Calabar: Two Sisters Arrested For Selling Their Babies

The Police Command in Cross Rivers State has
arrested two sisters, Gift Etim Ikono and her
sister, Esther Ikono and one woman, Florence
Victor Ekpo, for child trafficking.
Commissioner of Police, Jimoh Ozi-Obeh, said the
two girls gave birth to two different babies and the
babies were allegedly sold out by Ekpo to an
unknown buyer.
He said investigation was still ongoing to get to the
root of the matter.
Also arrested were Monday Edet Akpan and Etim
Okon Etim who allegedly connived with a native
doctor, Felix Edet Umoh, to murder two men who
they accused of killing their children through
witchcraft.
The police also paraded 14 suspected armed
robbers.
The Police Commissioner said, “In the light of the
above, it will be pertinent to reassure members of
the general public that the command has the
capacity, capability and the wherewithal to deal
with any miscreant who may dare to harass,
intimidate and instill fears in the mind of Cross
Riverians.”