Officials of the Nigeria Immigration Services intercepted the couple with the two-week-old baby at the Nfum control post in Etung Local Government Area in Cross River State. Cross River State’s Comptroller of the Immigration Service, Mrs. Funke Adeuyi, made the disclosure while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after parading the suspects at the Immigration Office in Calabar. Adeuyi said: “The baby looked so weak and pale, as if he had not tasted breast milk. The couple claimed to have been married for 15 years, and decided to leave Cameroon for Nigeria to take herbal drugs that would make her pregnant. An official of NAPTIP opera-ting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Victor Obazee, while receiving the baby, lauded NIS for a thorough job and the steady patrol team, which they maintain in the border areas of Cross River State.

Source: CameroonWeb August 15, 2016 11:25 UTC