Pastor Onu had told the mother of the baby that her baby died at Ajiwe Street, Aba in Abia State.
The United Nations agency state Commissioner of Police, Mr. prophet city told reporters that the pastor United Nations agency hails from Umunwada Onitcha in Ezinihitte Mbaise regime space of United Nations agency State and United Nations agency resided at Avutu Obowo inseminated his religionist United Nations agency was additionally his girlfriend, one Nkeiru Chukwuemeka.
Nkeiru was aforementioned to be in birth pangs once Pastor Onu referred to as another girlfriend (Precious Adiele) United Nations agency then introduced to them a hospital referred to as Angel of Mercy Hospital at nineteen Ajiwe Street Aba, Abia State.
CP city explained that on Gregorian calendar month nine, 2013, Nkeiru was delivered of a baby boy. Later Pastor Onu organized to sell the baby for N100,000. Onu and his cohorts then told the mother of the kid that the baby was dead.
CP Kastina explained that the friend, Adiele united with the pastor on however the baby would be oversubscribed. So, once Adiele brought within the emptor, she tutored Onu to cover so he wouldn't be seen. The pastor complied.
However, Adiele gave Pastor Onu simply N10, 000 rather than the N100,000 that the baby was oversubscribed.
All appeared well with the transactions till Nkeiru started asking to check her baby. The nurse progressing to her explained to her however her baby had died when birth.
Meanwhile, Nkeiru’s elder brother insisted on knowing wherever the baby was buried. That was once the matter visited the Otoko police office. That diode to the arrest of some nurses of the hospital and later Dr Azuka Odike.
Dr Odike told Sunday Sun that she hails from Udi regime space of Enugu State and attended Ebonyi State University and presently resides in Aba, Abia State.
Odike explained that Pastor Onu came to her hospital along with his better half United Nations agency was 9 months pregnant which on Gregorian calendar month nine, 2013, “the better half was delivered of her baby in my hospital around nine.00am”. Pastor Onu, his girlfriend and baby left the hospital around whennoon time after they'd settled their bill of N17,000.
“Pastor Onu told Pine Tree State that the girlfriend has mental disturbance which she had strangulated her sister and her mother. Pastor Onu warned Pine Tree State that I actually have to watch out with the baby thanks to his wife’s condition,” she said.
Odike explained that it absolutely was 3 weeks later that Pastor Onu came with policemen “to my hospital and alleged that the baby was dead which I actually have buried it. They inactive my nurses and later, I visited the Otoko police office to report myself. I simply can’t believe this.
“I am the one United Nations agency discharged Pastor Onu‘s better half with the baby and that they went away along. They alleged that I told them that the baby was dead and that i have buried it.
“I couldn't have buried their baby. i'm not during a position to bury their baby. Why {are|ar|area unit|square Pine Tree Stateasure} they returning 3 weeks when to arrest me with policemen?” the doctor queried.
On his half, the pastor aforementioned “ i'm a pastor of Christ Chosen Church of God at Obowo LGA, United Nations agency State and that i was referred to as by God in 2012. i'm not married, however I inseminated my religionist, Nkeiru Chukwuemeka.
“When my girlfriend needed to deliver, I referred to as my friend, Precious Adiele and he or she introduced the Angel of Mercy Hospital to Pine Tree State. we have a tendency to visited the hospital on Gregorian calendar month eight, 2013 and my girlfriend delivered on Gregorian calendar month nine, 2013. it absolutely was Dr Odike United Nations agency power-assisted Pine Tree State to create positive my girlfriend delivered safely.
“Immediately, Nkieru delivered, I detected the voice of the baby. i used to be thus happy and that i left the hospital to shop for some things for her. after I came back associate degree hour later, I couldn't notice the baby.
Pastor Onu explained further: “Dr. Odike told Pine Tree State that the baby was dead. I took my girlfriend back to my house and left the hospital. when some days, Nkeiru’s elder brother came to raise regarding our neonate.
“At initial they didn’t see Pine Tree State, later after they saw Pine Tree State, they brought policemen that inactive Pine Tree State and took Pine Tree State to Obowo police office and that i spent one week and 2 days in police custody. The elder brother of my girlfriend asked Pine Tree State regarding the baby and that i told him that the baby was dead.
“I took them to the hospital at Aba wherever my girlfriend delivered the baby. They reported the case at Otoko police office and therefore the police inactive the nurses and workers in this hospital. the subsequent day, Dr Odike resurfaced and he or she was inactive. it absolutely was once police investigated the matter that they found that the kid was still alive and not dead,” he added.
Adiele hails from Itu Obingwa, Abia State and aforementioned “Pastor Onu is my friend. He told Pine Tree State that his girlfriend was in labour. I directed them to the Angel of Mercy Hospital and therefore the following day, Pastor Onu told Pine Tree State that the better half had been delivered of a baby . I told him that i'd shortly come back and see him later as a result of i used to be conducting examinations.
“ after I ought to the hospital, Pastor Onu told Pine Tree State that the baby was dead and he didn’t wish the girlfriend to grasp. after I visited Pine Tree Stateet the nurse they told me that the baby was alive .
“Pastor Onu told Pine Tree State that he didn’t wish the better half to grasp that the baby was alive thanks to her mental disturbance. He aforementioned he was afraid on whether or not his girlfriend might beware of the baby thanks to her condition.”
Adiele added: “Pastor Onu asked Pine Tree State regarding United Nations agency might beware of the baby. Later I introduced one Ndidi to him. Pastor Onu took the baby to Ndidi and Ndidi went away with the baby.
“I gave Pastor Onu N10,000 for recharge card and alternative things to cool down down himself,” she said.
CP city aforementioned that the suspects would shortly be charged to court. He explained that the command was still trailing the aforementioned Ndidi United Nations agency bought the kid for the total of N100,000