The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a medical doctor, a traditional birth attendant and the parents of a newborn baby over the alleged sale of the infant for N2.5 million in Lagos.

Police investigations revealed that the 28-year-old mother and her boyfriend allegedly decided against keeping the child after birth and began searching for individuals who could facilitate the sale of the baby.

The couple was reportedly connected to a prospective buyer in the Ikorodu area through intermediaries involved in the arrangement.

According to findings, the pregnant woman was initially taken to a traditional birth attendant for delivery before complications developed during labour.

The situation reportedly forced her transfer to a private hospital in Ikorodu, where a medical doctor, identified as the principal suspect in the case, carried out a Caesarean section that saved both the mother and the newborn.

Investigators alleged that arrangements for the sale of the child were concluded shortly after delivery within the hospital premises.

The baby was subsequently handed over to an unidentified buyer after the payment of N2.5 million, while the suspected buyer remains at large.

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Fatai Tijani, directed that the matter be transferred from Area E Command, Festac, to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.

The case, involving allegations of conspiracy, child stealing and human trafficking, is currently being handled by the Anti-Human Trafficking/Gender Unit of the SCID under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police Dayo Akinbisehin.

The Akwa Ibom State Police command says it has arraigned one Akaninyene Udo, popularly known as ‘AK Philo’, for allegedly spreading misleading security information.

Udo, a social media influencer, was reported to have posted a threatening message with an image of an armed bandit captioned “Eket get ready for us.”

Addressing journalists in Uyo on Wednesday, the Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Azare, disclosed that after investigations, the suspect was charged and subsequently detained in a correctional centre.

CP Azare emphasized that creating, publishing or spreading false security alerts and deceptive information that could cause public alarm is a criminal offense, stressing that  those found culpable would face legal action.

The commissioner also said operatives of the command have re-arrested a suspected receiver and distributor of stolen phones, one Musa Idris, with 34 assorted android phones linked to robbery within and outside the state.

He disclosed that the suspected receiver was arrested along Calabar–Itu Road axis following credible intelligence, adding that investigations have revealed that the suspect had previously been arrested in October 2025 for offences relating to armed robbery and possession of over 200 Android phones suspected to be stolen.

The CP added that the command has commenced the clampdown on vehicles registration regulations in the state.

An 18-month-old toddler has been beheaded in Ondo State by unknown persons.

The lifeless body of the little girl was discovered with the head severed after an attack on the mother at a farm settlement in Idanre, headquarters of Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State.

The father of the girl, Bright Kalu, a peasant farmer at Agoti Settlement, said his wife was attacked along with the children, but he was unable to rescue the infant.

Kalu, who is demanding justice over the incident, stated that his daughter was left in the care of her mother at the camp while he was working on another farm.

He said, “I was returning from a nearby camp where I had gone to buy food items when I met my wife looking troubled and distressed. When I asked what had happened, she told me that someone had come to the camp and attacked her and that she was able to rescue three of our children, but one was missing.

“My elder brother, Mr. Ifeanyi Kalu, and I immediately followed her to the camp and searched the area. We did not find anyone, but we later discovered the lifeless body of my daughter behind our house. Her head had been severed.”

While confirming the incident, the police public relations officer in the state, Abayomi Jimoh, said that an arrest had been made and the investigation is ongoing.