The Lagos State Police Command has uncovered a baby factory from a detention camp in the Ikotun area of the state.
The police also rescued 19 pregnant girls and a day old baby during the operation.
The victims, some of whom are between ages thirteen and twenty eight, were allegedly lured to Lagos with promises of jobs.
One of the victims, Hope Bright from Rivers State who narrated her story said her two year old child whom she came with from the village was snatched from her.
When asked where the baby is, Bright who broke down in tears said: “They collected the baby from me, i did not see that child again”.
“As I reached there, the woman checked me. Suddenly, my stomach started kicking me. From there, they said that I will born.
“They took me to the hospital, God helped me I delivered that child, but the baby died”.
Some of the suspects arrested in connection with the baby factory uncovered by the Lagos State Police Command in Ikotun area of the state.
Control TV gathered that the arrest was made after several weeks of monitoring and information gathering by the Police.
The suspects arrested include; the care givers, nurse to the syndicate and the hotel operators, where the leader of the gang lodges the victims awaiting delivery of the babies.
One of the suspects and the hotel operator said: “At the spot, madam searched my hotel and discovered four women with pregnancy and one baby.”
This discovery was made shortly after over 300 persons mostly children were released from an alleged Islamic Correctional facility in Rigasa, Kaduna state.
The Pesident Muhammed Buhari has enjoined traditional and religious leaders to be part of the vanguard to expose and stop evil meted out on children while encouraging free and compolsary education for children in primary schools.
(C) Control TV 2019.
