Couple held for taking stolen twin to apply for American Visa

The Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Milverton, Ikoyi, Lagos State, is presently quizzing a couple on all they know about a set of twin, believed to have been stolen from their biological parents.

The couple, Adenuga Soyibo and Elizabeth Soyibo, was viewed with suspicion when they came with the twin to apply for visa.

A DNA test, ordered by the American consulate office, had since shown that the couple was not parents of the twin. But the couple insisted that they were the parents, claiming that the difference in their genetic makeup, with that of the twin was probably due to the fact that they took local herb(Agbo), before the conception of the babies.

It was gathered that on April 15, 2013, the American Consulate reported that the couple had earlier applied for American Visa and that it was discovered that their application raised suspicion.

Checking out the application, the consulate felt that the twins the couple claimed to be their babies appeared to have been stolen.

Based on this, the Consulate ordered a DNA test to ascertain the biological relationship of the babies with the two suspects.

The Consulate invited them when it received the result of the DNA which revealed that the babies did not belong to the couple as both lacked the genetic marks which must be contributed to the child by the biological parents.

SFU spokesperson, Ngozi Isintume-Ago, said that during investigation, detectives travelled to Port-Harcourt where the woman claimed to have given birth to the Twins in a private small house. 

“On getting to Port-Harcourt, the woman claimed she could no longer could identify or locate the place. She also stated that she had no antenatal record anywhere as she did not attend any,” Isintume-Agu explained. “She stated further that the total sum of N1.8million was paid to the woman who administered “Agbo” local herbs on her that eventually produced the babies.”

Adenuga Soyibo, who claimed to be father of the twins, stated that he was also given “Agbo” local herbs which boosted his sperm count and led to his being able to produce enough sperm to produce the babies. 

Both suspects claimed they could no longer trace the woman whom they paid the sum of N1.8million for the local herbs (Agbo) and the delivery of the baby.

“The couple also could not produce anyone who knew about the conception and the subsequent delivery of the babies. The suspects would soon appear in Court,” said Isintume-Agu.