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Police in Luangwa District have arrested and detained a woman who sold her newly born baby for three thousand kwacha to a local businessman.
Luangwa District Commissioner, Eunie Mumba has confirmed that Patricia Nyangu of Chitope area in Senior Chief Mburuma’s area sold her newly born baby to Goodson Malunga who later took the baby to Lusaka.
Mr. Mumba says Goodson Malunga bought the baby from Patricia Nyangu on 31st January, 2015 and the transaction started in December, 2014 after Goodson had approached Yulani Nyangu a friend to Patricia to convince her to sell her the baby when it is born.
He explains that Yulani Nyangu was given a down payment of K1, 500 by Goodson Malungu to induce Patricia sell the baby to him after delivery and the other K1, 500 to be paid after getting the baby.
The District Commissioner adds that on 31st January, 2015 Patricia gave birth with the help of Yulani in the bush at around 21:00 hours and Goodson was informed and came to pick the baby and the following morning left for Lusaka.
Mr. Mumba says the wife to Goodson confirmed that her husband Goodson indeed left for Lusaka in the early hours of 1st February 2015.
And some Sources at Luangwa Police Station confirmed the incidence and say the three involved in the scandal were arrested and have been detained in police custody and that the where about of the baby is not yet known.
The police sources say the incidence was reported to Chitope police post by relatives of Patricia who became suspicious after seeing that the pregnancy had disappeared.
The source said the husband to Patricia was in jail and that she was impregnated by another man and that according to her it was a relief to do away with the baby.
They say the whole business deal was amounting to K3000 and a down payment of K1, 500 was given to Yulani Nyangu to convince Patricia to sell the baby just after delivery.
District Commissioner, Eunie Mumba has since described the development as sad
and condemned the act as unacceptable in Christian country.