{"id":140058,"date":"2024-01-17T10:54:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T10:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/17\/benue-man-blames-hardship-after-being-caught-attempting-to-sell-six-year-old-son-for-n20m\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T10:54:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T10:54:32","slug":"benue-man-blames-hardship-after-being-caught-attempting-to-sell-six-year-old-son-for-n20m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/17\/benue-man-blames-hardship-after-being-caught-attempting-to-sell-six-year-old-son-for-n20m\/","title":{"rendered":"Benue Man Blames Hardship After Being Caught Attempting To Sell Six-Year-Old Son For N20m"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-177918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nigeria-security-and-civil-defence-corps-nscdc.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"629\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested one Chinana Tali over alleged trafficking and an attempt to sell his six-year-old son for N20 million in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The Abuja NSCDC Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, confirmed the development to newsmen on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Odumosu, the suspect was apprehended at the point of sale after being lured to Abuja from Benue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: Insecurity: \u2018We\u2019re Not Sleeping\u2019 \u2014 Wike Assures As He Knocks Abuja Council Chairmen For Traveling Out \u2018Anytime\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The suspect, while being interrogated at the NSCDC Command, claimed that the victim, Ushafa Tali, was his son.<\/p>\n<p>Tali disclosed that he had six children and decided to sell one of his children to help raise money to take care of his large family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is because of hardship and no money, so I need to find a way to train my other children,\u201d Tali said.<\/p>\n<p>Odumosu noted that the arrest of the father, who was with his son, followed an intelligence tip-off of his quest to get the highest bidder.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-837487119\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested one Chinana Tali over alleged trafficking and an attempt to sell his six-year-old son for N20 million in Abuja. The Abuja NSCDC Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, confirmed the development to newsmen on Tuesday. 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