Woman Arrested Over Alleged Baby Trafficking Confesses to Selling Four of Her Children
A suspected member of a child-stealing and human trafficking syndicate, Adejoke Popoola, has allegedly confessed to selling four of her biological children before becoming involved in the abduction and sale of other children.
Popoola made the shocking disclosure on Monday, September 7, 2026, while she was paraded alongside other suspects at the Oyo State Police Command headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan.
According to the suspect, her involvement in child trafficking began in October 2024. She claimed that she and other members of the syndicate had since abducted and sold several children, including a newborn and a set of twins.
Popoola alleged that she sold twins for N300,000 to a woman identified as Oluwakemi, who she claimed operated a clinic and resold babies to clients in Lagos.
She reportedly told journalists that she sometimes received between N80,000 and N120,000 for each child sold.
“God blessed me with the gift of pregnancy. Anytime a man has sex with me, I get pregnant, I give birth to twins. I have sold the twins to one Oluwakemi clinic for N300,000. She also resells them to her customers in Lagos,” she said.
Popoola, who claimed to have seven children of her own, said a woman she worked with at Ojeere Market introduced her to child trafficking.
She also alleged that she sometimes disguised herself as a spiritualist to gain access to vulnerable families, particularly parents whose children had disabilities.
“Sometimes, I disguise myself as a spiritualist. Parents bring their disabled children to me because they cannot talk, sit, or walk. So, I will promise them that I can help them to heal, then I will go and pick another person’s child for them,” she said.
The suspect also recounted how she allegedly abducted a three-year-old boy, identified as Ifakunle Ifagbenro, during an Egungun festival in Oyo Town.
According to her, she gained the family’s trust by joining them in prayer and offering money before volunteering to help carry the child during the procession.
She claimed that after the procession began, she carried the boy on her back and fled with him.
Popoola further alleged that six of the 19 children she had kidnapped died, while 13 were still alive.
“About six children died from the 19 children I have kidnapped, but 13 are alive,” she said.
The police have not yet provided further details on the investigation or the identities and roles of all the suspects allegedly involved in the syndicate.
Authorities are expected to continue investigating the allegations and establish the circumstances surrounding the reported abductions, deaths and sale of the children.
