Couple Remanded In Prison For Selling Their Twins

JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba

A Nigerian couple who sold their baby twins last week have been remanded in prisons custody by an Asaba Chief Magistrate Court in Delta state.

Mr. and Mrs. Augustine Agbona, the couple based in Ogwashi-Uku in the state, along with two others simply identified as Okolie and Ebere are standing trial for the sale of the infants to a Lagos-based woman, Okogwu for N400,000.00.

Mrs. Agbona who was recently delivered of the set of twins (a boy and a girl) at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba, Delta State, allegedly sold them in connivance with her husband.

They were however apprehended by members of the Asaba Community Police who handed them over to the police for further investigation.

According to the Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command, ASP Lucky Uyabeme, confessions of the couple, led to the arrest of other suspects.

ASP Uyabeme added that the babies, who were recovered from the alleged buyer, have been handed over to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare in Asaba for proper care.

Okolie (m) of the Welfare Department in the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Ebere (f) based in Ogwashi-Uku who allegedly facilitated the sales of the infants were granted bail after fulfilling the conditions, while the Court ordered that the couple should be remanded after failing to meet bail demands.

The husband, Augustine was remanded in Ogwashi-Uku Prisons, while the wife, Ebele was remanded in Agbor Prisons by the court.

Further hearing in the case has been adjourned to 16 May 2013.