Three pregnant women and a 36-year-old man
(pictured above) suspected to be involved in
producing babies for sale were paraded by the
Rivers State Police Command yesterday July 8th.
The suspects, who were arrested in Igwuruta,
Rivers state on July 5th, were identified as
Odinchinma Nwala (25), Glory Anyanwu (22),
Goodness Nwankwo (19), and Stanley
Okechukwu (male, 36).
The DPO of Igwuruta Police Station, Mr. Bello
Muhammed, who spoke with newsmen, explained
how the suspects were arrested, saying they
were alerted by well meaning Nigerians.
"We sent a patrol team that went and
confirmed the information. When the police
traced and arrested Okechukwu, who took
the team to where he kept the girls on
Saturday, July 5, 2014, it was discovered
that the suspects had been involved in the
business for a long time." Continue...
“The girls were brought from different local
government areas, and further investigation
revealed that after delivering, he will settle
(pay) the girls N100,000 per baby girl and
N150,000 for a baby boy before selling the
babies,” the DPO said.
Mohammed said that investigation was ongoing
to get to the root of the matter, adding that child
trafficking remains an offence in the country.
However, Okechukwu, who spoke with newsmen,
denied operating a baby factory. He said that he
was only rendering assistance to the young
pregnant women.
Also, one of the pregnant women, who identified
herself as Glory Anyanwu, said she was eight
months pregnant, even as she denied that they
were being kept for a baby producing business.
"He (Okechukwu) saw me in this condition
and decided to assist me by offering me
and my unborn baby accommodation. But I
know the person that impregnated me,”
Anyanwu said.
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