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Cameroonian Refugee Allegedly Sells Baby For N70k

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A 20-year-old Cameroonian refuge identified as Claudia has allegedly sold her nine-month-old baby for N70,000.

According to Thecable, Claudia had sold her baby on August 25 to a stranger, who had visited from Calabar.

A report had it that Claudia who lives at the Adagom refugee camp in Cross River State sold her child because of hunger.

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A further report revealed that the Cameroonian refuge sold her baby in connivance with a barber simply identified as Victor.

One of the refugees at the camp said, “When the police came, (Claudia) said she sold the child because of hardship; that there is no food or anything to feed the child.”

“That was just before they paid us for July. Then, everywhere was dry. A lot of us have been selling our things and using them to settle the debt.”

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The Spokesperson of the command, Irene Ugbo, stated that she is unaware of the incident, an official of the State Emergency Management Agency confirmed the incident.