Last week, Mr Onolaja Olawale sold the baby to Mr and Mrs Dele
Ayogbile, who have been barren for six years, after telling them that the
biological mother was dead. Co-tenants of the couple, who never saw
Mrs Oluwakemi Ayogbinle pregnant, suspected foul play and contacted
the police. Police investigation revealed that the baby belongs to the
herbalist’s family friend.
The mother of the baby, Mrs Idiat Babatunde, who had just concluded
her HND at the Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State, claimed to have
left the baby in the care of the Olawales, in their Iyana Ipaja, Lagos
home, 8 days after delivery. She left for school to conclude
documentation in her faculty, towards the compulsory one year NYSC.
But next day, the herbalist invited the barren couple to come and pick a
baby for adoption. Olawale did not deny selling the baby but stated that
the mother of the baby was aware, alleging that she collected N70,000 of
the initial payment of N136,000 for the sale of the baby.
He said she gave him the baby to take care of because his wife is also
breastfeeding. Mrs Idiat Babatunde however denied knowledge of the
sale of her baby, let alone collecting any money from Olawale….. d baby
however burst into tears wen it heard d ridiculous amount it was sold.