Police Nab Illegal Blood Bank Operator In Lagos.

Men of the Lagos State Police Command has nabbed one Paul Achegbulu who was alleged of running an illegal blood bank in the Bariga area of Lagos State.

The suspect was arrested by a team of Detectives led by the Police Commissioner Imohimi Edgal himself on Tuesday following a tip off that the suspect was draining blood from children in his one-room apartment and selling same to some clinics.

According to the report, the police team recovered seven pints of blood from his no 18, Kusa Bus Stop, Bariga where he resides.

Some residents of the area, disclosed that on June 10, the suspect drew two pints of blood from a 17-year-old boy, Ayomide Adesanya, which resulted in the victim passing out, and that this is where his problem started.

It was also revealed that he drawn two pints from the same victim on June 4, and on each occasion, he gives N2, 000 to the victim.

Mr.Imohimi Edgal, Police Commissioner, Lagos State, who personally visited Adesanya at the hospital where he was admitted after he passed out, told reporters that the suspect lured underage children with the N2, 000 offer, while he confessed that he sold the blood for N7, 000.

He stated

“Adesanya became weak after donating four pints of blood. He collapsed and is currently receiving treatment at the Bariga Hospital.

“The mother told us that the daughter’s friend informed them of Adesanya’s condition after she saw him on a bike.”

But the suspect said he did not know Adesanya was underage, adding that the victim told him he was 20-year-old.

“It was when his parents came to confront me that I knew he was 17. He told me he was 20. I am a lab scientist. I was trained five years ago at Nigerian Institute of Laboratory Science Technology.

“Lab technicians from hospitals used to come and buy blood from me. I used to sell the blood through my assistant, Alfa. He’s the one who knows the hospitals he sold to. I do not know where he is at the moment.”

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