Woman Who Tried To Sell One-Month-Old Twin Babies In Katsina Fined N10,000

A woman who tried to sell her one-month-old twin babies has been sentenced to 10 months in prison, but can avoid jail time if she pays a court-ordered fine of 10,000 naira, according to a BBC report.

She was arrested last month in Katsina, northern Nigeria, after attempting to sell the children for 350,000 naira ($973; £718).

Judge Nuradeen El-Laden said he chose not to give the woman a heavy sentence over fears for the babies’ health.

The news site also says the judge was lenient because he understood the mother’s attempt to sell her children to be a result of “abject poverty”, adding that she had shown remorse for her actions.