The Kano state police command has arrested Mrs Itakpom Wadda for allegedly buying children for N20,000.
Wadda is a middle-aged woman from Edo State.
She was arrested as she recently purchased an infant from a sex worker days after the birth of the child.
This transaction was concluded at Sabon Gari area in Kano.
The Police got an anonymous tip about the transaction. She was ambushed and ultimately arrested.
During interrogation, she confessed to buying the child and stated she intended to resell the child to her client, a couple in Port-Harcourt, Rivers state.
The suspect, the prostitute and another accomplice are currently in police custody.