Police Uncovers Baby Factory, Rescue 12 in Ogun

The command spokesman, Ogun State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi said it has uncovered a suspected baby-making factory at Imedu Olori area of Mowe in Obafemi Owode local government area of the state.

The command spokesman, Ogun Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement said that the house was discovered on February 28.

Abimbola Oyeyemi said, the police acted on a tip-off, mobilised to the area and rescued 12 ladies between the ages of 20 and 25, with six of them heavily pregnant.

Abimbola Oyeyemi also said, Three suspects: Florence Ogbonna, the alleged owner of the house, Chibuke Akabueze and Chibuzor Okafor, were also arrested in connection with the case.

Abimbola Oyeyemi explained that the discovery of the illegal factory followed a report at the Mowe police station, by one of the inmates who escaped from the house.

He said the victim told the police that she was lured into the building and had been held captive for a long time. He also directed that the victims be kept in safe and protective custody, pending when they would be reunited with their respective families.

Meanwhile, Oyeyemi added that the state Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.