No fewer than 12 ladies between the ages of 20 and 25 years were rescued from suspected baby-making home in Ogun state.
WuzupNigeria reports that six of the girls were pregnant.
The baby factory was uncovered on Friday at Imedu Olori area of Mowe in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the State.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
Oyeyemi said three suspects; Florence Ogbonna, Chibuke Akabueze, and Chibuzor Okafor were arrested in connection to the incident.
He said,
“The illegal baby factory was discovered when one of the inmates who escaped from the home reported at Mowe police station that she was lured into the home and held captive there for sometime now.
“She stated that the owner of the criminal home, one Florence Ogbonna ‘ who lured her into the home usually contract the service of some able body men to sleep with them and impregnate them said and immediately any of them gave birth to a baby, such baby will be taken away by the said Florence Ogbonna to only God knows place.”
The police spokesman explained that the Divisional Police Officer, Mowe division SP Marvis Jayeola mobilized his detectives to the scene and rescued 12 ladies who were between the ages of 20 and 25 years.
He said among the rescued ladies six were pregnant.
The PPRO said the 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.
He equally directed that the victims be kept in safe and protective custody pending when they will be reunited with their respective families.
