20-year-old mother, Chioma Fidelis has been detained by the Police Command in Imo state after confessing to have exchanged her two months old son, Favour Fidelis, for half  bag of rice, six chairs, cement and N200,000 cash.

Defendant, Chioma from Ehime Mbano LGA of Imo State, who got pregnant out of wedlock, claimed that her baby was suffering from Kwashiokor and there was nobody to take care of him which prompted her selling him off.

Her accomplice during interrogation, Chidimma Unakalamba, reportedly confessed to selling the baby boy to a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Anyanwu, who allegedly were in need of a male child. She said the baby was sold for N600,000 to the couple.

Meanwhile, the couple insisted that they paid N700,000 for the child. Unakalamba then admitted that she deducted N137,000 she spent on the child’s medical bills, and that she gave the mother N200,000 while the remaining cash is for her.

Source: http://aderonkebamidele.com/heartless-mother-disposed-his-son-for-half-bag-of-rice-in-imo/