The Akwa Ibom State Police Command, have arrested one Gabriel Okon Ekpiri of Ekit Itam Akpan Obong in Itu local government area for selling his nine-year-old -son for N400,000.
The spokesperson of the command, Mr Odiko MacDon, in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday, disclosed that the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olatoye Durosinmi, condemned Ekpiri’s action.
“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 while blaming the devil and economic hardship for his actions.”
