A 15-year-old Nigerian girl has allegedly sold her 7-year-old brother to a man in Agbarho Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.
The incident was made public on Friday morning when community members physically beat her up till she finally confessed.
The suspect whose father hails from Orhoakpor Community, claimed she sold her brother to an Hausa man at Agbarhor, saying, “I give them my account number. They say I should be going that they will send the money to my account before they start looking for the child.”
The suspect, who is a twin, was almost set ablaze but the former Chairman of Ethiope-East Local, Anthony Oboroh intervened and called the Police to arrest the suspects who allegedly bought the child.
He appealed to the angry mob who caught the girl to let her be so that the parents don’t loose two children.
The seven 7 year-old boy is said to still be missing at the time of this report. However, the father and mother of the children would not speak to newsmen.
The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe is yet to confirm the report.