A 36-year old man, Kingsley Essien, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly trafficking his wife to Mali for prostitution, and selling their 2-year-old son for N600,000.
The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement said the suspect was arrested following the report lodged at Agbara divisional headquarters by the suspect’s wife, Bright Essien.
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“Essien reported that sometime in October 2021, her husband, Kingsley, informed her that he had secured a job for her in Bamako Mali, and that he has assisted many people to that country for greener pastures before.
“She explained further that been her husband, she didn’t suspect any foul play until she got to Mali only to discover that she has been sold to human trafficker cartel headed by a woman at the rate of N1.4 million,” the command spokesperson stated.
