Nigerian Couple Sentenced To Five Years Each For Attempting To Sell One-Year-Old Son
Nigerian Couple Sentenced To Five Years Each For Attempting To Sell One-Year-Old Son
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) disclosed the conviction in separate posts on its Facebook and X accounts, alongside photographs of the two convicts.
AFederal High Court in Calabar, Cross River State, has convicted a couple, Emmanuel Okechukwu Ogbodo, 28, and Peace Ufeabuchi Nnamonu, 22, for conspiring to sell their one-year-old son for exploitation.
The couple were convicted on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, after pleading guilty to a two-count charge 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 National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) disclosed the conviction in separate posts on its Facebook and X accounts, alongside photographs of the two convicts.
According to the agency, Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie, who presided over the case at the Federal High Court, Calabar Judicial Division, sentenced each of them to five years’ imprisonment on Count 1 and two and a half years on Count 2.
The sentences are to run concurrently, meaning the convicts will serve the longer five-year term rather than the cumulative seven-and-a-half years.
NAPTIP stated that the sentences would commence from the date of their arrest.
The agency’s conviction notices indicated that the couple were arraigned on November 3, 2026, and convicted eight days later, on November 11.
NAPTIP described the offence as conspiracy and an attempt by the couple to sell their one-year-old son for the purpose of exploitation.
The agency reiterated its campaign against human trafficking, urging Nigerians to reject the practice.
