above) suspected to be involved in producing babies for
sale were paraded by the Rivers State Police Command
yesterday July 8th, Punch reports.
The suspects, who were arrested in Igwuruta, Rivers state
on July 5th, were identified as Odinchinma Nwala (25),
Glory Anyanwu (22), Goodness Nwankwo (19), and Stanley
Okechukwu (male, 36).
The DPO of Igwuruta Police Station, Mr. Bello Muhammed,
who spoke with newsmen, explained how the suspects
were arrested, saying they were alerted by well meaning
Nigerians.
"We sent a patrol team that went and confirmed the
information. When the police traced and arrested
Okechukwu, who took the team to where he kept the
girls on Saturday, July 5, 2014, it was discovered that
the suspects had been involved in the business for a
long time."
"The girls were brought from different local government
areas, and further investigation revealed that after
delivering, he will settle (pay) the girls N100,000 per
baby girl and N150,000 for a baby boy before selling
the babies," the DPO said.
Mohammed said that investigation was ongoing to get to
the root of the matter, adding that child trafficking remains
an offence in the country.
However, Okechukwu, who spoke with newsmen, denied
operating a baby factory. He said that he was only
rendering assistance to the young pregnant women.
Also, one of the pregnant women, who identified herself as
Glory Anyanwu, said she was eight months pregnant, even
as she denied that they were being kept for a baby
producing business.
"He (Okechukwu) saw me in this condition and decided
to assist me by offering me and my unborn baby
accommodation. But I know the person that
impregnated me," Anyanwu said.
Source: Punch
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