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By Christopher Oji
The Ogun State Police Command has busted a baby factory at the Agbado area of the state.
Two women, Christiana D’ivoire Iyama and Margaret Ogwu, have been arrested in connection with the operation of the baby factory.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said: “The suspects were arrested following information received by the police at Agbado Divisional Headquarters that, Christiana Iyama, who lives at No. 4, Ibrahim Famuyiwa street, Agbado, Ogun State, is operating a baby factory at the above address.
“She used to harbour young girls and hire young men to impregnate the girls after which she would collect the baby on delivery and sell it to her waiting buyers. Upon the information, DPO, Agbado division, SP Awoniyi Adekunle, mobilised detectives to the area, where the said Christiana D’ivoire Iyama and Margaret Ogwu were arrested.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that Margaret Ogwu was one the girls harboured by Christiana D’ivoire, who employed the service of a man to impregnate her and collected the child on delivery, which she sold at the rate of N400,000.00 (four hundred thousand naira) to one of her customers.
She also confessed to the police that she had sold up to three children from different women to her different customers.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the transfer of the case to the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
