Court Jails Couple for Attempting to Sell One-Year-Old Son in Cross River
Court Jails Couple for Attempting to Sell One-Year-Old Son in Cross River
Court Jails Couple for Attempting to Sell One-Year-Old Son in Cross River
A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has convicted and sentenced a couple for conspiring to sell their one-year-old son for the purpose of exploitation.
The convicts, Emmanuel Okechukwu Ogbodo, 28, and Peace Ufeabuchi Nnamonu, 22, were found guilty of conspiracy and attempting to sell their child, contrary to Sections 27 and 29 of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015.
The case was heard by Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie of the Calabar Judicial Division of the Federal High Court.
Both defendants pleaded guilty to the two-count charge brought against them.
In her judgment, Justice Oghoghorie sentenced each of the convicts to five years’ imprisonment on the first count and two and a half years on the second count.
The court ordered that the sentences run concurrently and take effect from the date of their arrest.
The conviction highlights the legal consequences of child trafficking and attempts to exploit children for financial or other purposes.
Court Jails Couple for Attempting to Sell One-Year-Old Son in Cross River
