Police operatives in Lagos have arrested two women for alleged sales of newborn twins in the state.
The spokesman for the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, said in a statement on Saturday that the suspects, Ujunwa Una and Chinelo Igbechionwu, were arrested by patrol officers from the Ojodu Division stationed at Berger.
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He said the children have been placed in the custody of a motherless baby’s home for proper care and medical attention.
The spokesman added that the suspects were arraigned in court on Thursday while efforts to arrest their conspirators are ongoing.
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