YENAGOA, Nigeria (TheInformant247) – Police in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers state raided a child trafficking facility holding at least 15 children, police said on Tuesday.
Police commissioner Friday Eboka at a press conference said the captors were running what is known locally as a “baby factory”, where young women are held until they give birth, and their babies are sold to other families.
“Baby factories”, as such premises are widely known, are most common in parts of eastern Nigeria.
“A lady who claimed to be Rev. Sister Maureen Wechinwu was arrested. 15 children ranging from seven to nine years were rescued, case transferred to CP Monitoring Unit for discrete investigation,” Eboka said.
“It took us over 24 hours before we could extract any information from the children. Some of them who could talk recounted their experiences with the woman.
“One of them known as Prosper Godwin informed us that on October 31, 2020, he was abducted at Ikpazasia market in Bayelsa State, together with two others whom he did not know their whereabouts and was taken to the suspects.”