Woman Sells Siblings’ Babies At Birth In Calabar

A 26-year-old lady, Gift Etim Ikono, and her two sisters, Esther Etim Ikono and Florence Victor Ikono, are currently in police custody in Calabar, Cross River State, for allegedly selling their babies to yet-to-be identified persons.
The Akwa Ibom State-born suspect, Gift, who resides at 8th Mile, Calabar, was arrested on June 28 for allegedly selling two children belonging to Esther and Florence, her sisters.
It was gathered that Gift harboured Esther and Florence in her apartment while they were pregnant, and sold their babies at birth.
According to Mr. Jimoh Obeh, Cross River State Commissioner of Police, “the two girls got pregnant and when they gave birth, the babies were sold out by the suspect (Gift) to unknown buyers.”
The principal suspect, along with her sisters, according to the Police Commissioner, would soon appear in court after investigations are completed.