Woman Who Sell Newborn baby for N250,000 gets N50,000 bail

A Lagos Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ikeja has granted a quack midwife, Regina Ibeto, bail in the sum of N50,000 following her arraignment for selling a newly born baby.

Ibeto, 50, was arraigned alongside three others, Joy James, Gold Chukwunonye and Nkiru Ekezie, on two counts of child stealing.

It was gathered that the mother of the baby, one 16-year-old Bukky, gave birth to the child on March 17, 2018 at Ibeto’s unregistered centre on Bunmi Ajakaye Street, Ajangbadi, Lagos.

Bukky, who was reportedly impregnated by her stepfather, was taken to the centre by James with an arrangement to sell the baby upon delivery.

Less than a week after the birth, the midwife reportedly sold the baby to one Nkechi through her friend, Ekezie, and Nkechi’s elder sister, Chukwunonye, for N250,000.

James reportedly got N30,000 from the proceeds.

Saturday PUNCH learnt that a neighbour of the midwife, who got wind of the criminal deal, tipped off the police and four of the suspects were arrested while others were at large.

Ibeto said she sold the baby, who had been recovered, because Bukky told her she was impregnated by her father, and wanted to do away with the baby.

She said, “I was at home when a friend brought Bukky who was due for labour. Bukky told me how his father impregnated her and said she wanted to abort the pregnancy because it was a product of abomination.

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Lagos seals 18 hotels, event centres over N91m tax evasion

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has shut 13 hotels, restaurants and event centers for failure to pay their taxes due under the Hotel Occupancy and Restaurant Consumption Laws of Lagos State 2009.

The Hotels and Restaurants were said to be owing the State a sum of N426,976,528.87

The Director Legal Services of the LIRS, Mr. Seyi Alade, on Friday 17 November 2017 during the state-wide tax enforcement exercise, warned that defaulting Hotels, Restaurants and Event Centers will henceforth face the full wrath of the law if they fail to deduct and remit their taxes as provided by the law. He promised to release in due course the names of the entities affected by the enforcement exercise.

According to him, failure to deduct and remit taxes as at when due attracts very serious penalties that may lead to the sealing, seizure of the goods and chattels and criminal prosecution of principal officers of recalcitrant entities.

He said the LIRS usually gives a long rope by issuing multiple notices to the taxpayers to inform and also remind them of their tax liabilities adding that only recalcitrant taxpayers are shut down as in the present case.

He therefore urged all business entities operating in the state to ensure prompt remittance of their taxes to avoid costly disruptions on their businesses as a result of a distrain exercise.