The Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos State has arrested a couple, Mr. Adenuga and
Mrs. Elizabeth Soyibo, for allegedly attempting to smuggle a set of twins out
of Nigeria to the United States of America.
The
Soyibos were arrested by SFU, following a report from the American Consulate on
April 15 2013 that the couple, who had earlier applied for American visas,
claimed to be parents of the babies- a boy and a girl- who they had no genetic
relationship with.
The
application was denied on the basis of the DNA result that revealed that the
couple lacked genetic marks which must be present in the twins if they were the
biological parents. Adenuga, who was on a brief visit to Nigeria, also had his
passport seized by the American consulate.
Adenuga,
who claimed to be an American citizen and his wife, however faulted the report
of the American consulate, insisting that they were the biological parents of
the babies.
He said,
“My wife had trouble conceiving children and we were advised to consult one
Mrs. Helen Okoro in Port Harcourt. We were given herbal drugs to take and after
several months, my wife got pregnant. At the time, I had already gone back to
the United States.
“When it
was time for delivery, she travelled to Port Harcourt to meet Okoro. She was
delivered of twins in Okoro’s maternity home on November 23 2012; a boy and
girl.
“So you
can imagine my surprise when we were told at the embassy that the children had
no genetic relationship with us. That was in Feburary, when we went to the
embassy for interview after Elizabeth’s visa application.
“That DNA
test was paid for by me and I am ready to repeat the test in any other
hospital. Those children are mine.”
Corroborating
her husband’s claims, a visibly upset Elizabeth also insisted that the babies
that the couple held during the parade were theirs.
She said,
“Just because I wanted to get pregnant, I paid N1.8m into Okoro’s Skye bank
account. I have given the account number to the police, let them conduct their
investigation.”
The
Commissioner of Police SFU, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, said, “After the consulate
reported the case to us, we began investigation. SFU detectives travelled to
Port Harcourt, in a bid to locate Okoro and verify Soyibos’ claims that indeed
Elizabeth had actually given birth to the babies.
“However,
on getting to Port Harcourt, Elizabeth told SFU detectives that she could no
longer identify or locate the place and that she had no ante-natal record in
any hospital as she had not attended any. The couple could also not produce
anyone else who also knew about the conception and delivery of the babies.
“Presently
Soyibo and Elizabeth are both on bail; they could not be detained because of
the babies. Efforts are being made to apprehend Okoro and when the
investigation has been concluded, the couple will be charged to court.”
Its
learnt that Okoro might have attracted police interest due to her role in
providing babies for couples.
Last
month, the Imo State Police Command arrested three persons for attempting to
traffick two babies from Rivers State. The police had said the original scene
of crime was at Uzoma village, Oyibo Local Government of Rivers State.
One of the suspects, Patience Aibangbe, claimed to have paid
N1.8m to a certain Port Harcourt-based Mrs. Okoro for herbs, which would enable
her, conceive.
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