BABY FACTORY DISCOVERED IN OGUN STATE NIGERIA

The Ogun State Police Command, on Friday,
paraded 10 suspects in connection with a
baby making factory located at Sebanjo
Crescent, Fagbunle Bus Stop at Akute area of
the state.
Eight of the suspects were pregnant young
women, whose ages range from 16 to 21.
Saturday PUNCH learnt that the factory was
being run by the prime suspect, Angela
Chidozie, who also lived in the four-bedroom
bungalow with her husband and children. Her
husband was said to be currently on the run.
The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr.
Ikemefuna Okota, said the arrest was made
possible following information from the
community.
He said, “I have stressed the importance of
community policing. We got information
yesterday that Chidozie was keeping pregnant
juveniles in her house.
“After the mothers give birth, Chidozie would
sell the babies for N3m or more while the
mother of each child would be given a
pittance. When we got to Chidozie’s house
yesterday, there was no one in sight. We left
and when we later returned, we discovered
that five of the girls were hiding in one room.
“They were immediately taken into custody.
Three more girls were later discovered to have
been hiding in a wardrobe in one of the
rooms by the policemen that we left behind.
In fact, one of them fainted and had to be
rushed to the hospital.”
Chidozie was later found in a dilapidated
wooden building in the vast compound where
she reportedly hid.
Okoye added, “Some syringes and herbal
medications were recovered from the scene.
Investigation is on to unravel Chidozie’s
partners because she was definitely not
working alone.”
Chidozie, an indigene of Abia state told
Saturday PUNCH that all the girls had come to
her after they were impregnated.
She said, “I have been in this business since
last year; I also combine it with herbal
medicine. These girls came to me on their
own to assist them sell their babies and I sell
each for N100,000 to childless couples. I
have sold five babies so far. I don’t have any
baby making factory because the girls did not
get pregnant when they were with me.”
One of the mothers, 21-year-old Vivien
Princewill, who wept profusely, said she was
advised by a friend to see Chidozie.
She said, “When I found out I was pregnant, I
couldn’t tell my boyfriend. A friend of mine
who was aware of my predicament, directed
me to Chidozie’s house.”

Copyright PUNCH.