Three women arrested over alleged sale of newborn
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Real Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea’s national police have arrested three women suspected of taking part in the sale of a newborn in Adjab, for a reported price of 2.8 million CFA francs. The mother allegedly received 1.2 million CFA francs and an intermediary 800,000 CFA francs, according to investigators.
Equatorial Guinea’s national police have arrested three women suspected of taking part in the sale of a newborn in the Adjab Village Council, according to investigation sources cited by Real Equatorial Guinea.
The child’s mother, Regina Mba, a Cameroonian national and resident of Adjab CDO, reportedly informed Pelagia Adjaba of her pregnancy. The latter allegedly offered her a solution, saying that a sister-in-law could take care of the baby after its birth. A third woman, identified as Mauricia, subsequently allegedly acquired the newborn for 2.8 million CFA francs.
According to preliminary investigation data, Regina Mba allegedly received 1.2 million CFA francs and the intermediary 800,000 CFA francs. The three women remain in police custody while investigators continue their inquiries to establish the circumstances of the events and any criminal liability.
