Couple jailed for attempting to sell one-year-old son
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13, 2 of them from Nigeria.
The Federal High Court in Calabar has sentenced a couple to five years’ imprisonment each for attempting to sell their one-year-old son for N800,000. The convicts, Emmanuel Okechukwu Ogbodo, 28, and Peace Ufeabuchi Nnamonu, 22, were convicted on two counts bordering on conspiracy and attempted child trafficking. Delivering judgement on Thursday, Justice Rosemary Oghoghorie convicted…
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2 outlets from Nigeria, where the story is: Daily Trust, Vanguard News · how we count
- Nov 13, 5:15 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisCouple jailed for attempting to sell one-year-old sondailytrust.com ↗
- Nov 13, 5:44 AM UTC+29 minHow couple attempted to sell one-year-old son for N800,000vanguardngr.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 5:44 AM UTC · +29 min
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same couple and N800,000 attempted sale of their one-year-old son, reporting the sentencing that follows Report 1's guilty plea, and nothing in it conflicts with Report 1.
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