Police Raid Busts Suspected Baby Factory: Six Pregnant Girls Rescued In Rivers 

• The Rivers State Police Command has busted a suspected baby factory in Choba, rescuing six pregnant girls.

• The prime suspect, Akudo Ozoroh, has been arrested, and she has confessed to the crime.

• Further investigations are underway to apprehend other potential suspects involved in the child trafficking operation.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Rivers State Police Command said its operatives busted a suspected baby factory and rescued six pregnant girls near Choba in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state.

The state Commissioner of Police, Polycarp Emeka, disclosed this to journalists at a press conference in Port Harcourt on Wednesday.

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Emeka said the feat was achieved following credible information which led to the arrest of the prime suspect identified as Akudo Ozoroh during a raid on the alleged child trafficking home.

The commissioner said during interrogation, the 39-year-old woman confessed to the crime as she and her accomplice were paraded before journalists at the state police headquarters.

The police boss added that the prime suspect was arrested alongside her accomplice (another female) whose identity was not given.

He said, “Eagle-eyed operatives of the Rivers State Police Command, in furtherance of an investigation, on May 27, 2023, arrested one Akudo Ozoroh, 39, the alleged owner of a child trafficking centre.

“Six pregnant girls were rescued. Upon interrogation, Akudo Ozoroh confessed to the crime.

“The suspect claimed that she had been in the business for a long time and had succeeded in selling many children, which she couldn’t give a vivid account of.

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“The prime suspect and her accomplice are currently in custody, and further investigation is in top gear for the possible arrest of other suspects in connection with the crime.”

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