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The Ondo State Police Command has dismantled a suspected baby factory and human trafficking network uncovered in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state.
Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, who confirmed the operation in a statement with reference number AZ:5280/ONS/PPRO/VOL.1/319, said the case had been handed over to the Command’s Gender-Based Violence Unit for detailed investigation.
According to the statement, the operation followed a distress report by a 17-year-old girl, Vivian Peter, from Akwa Ibom State, who was allegedly lured to Ore with a fake job offer but taken instead to a facility later identified as a baby factory. Her escape from the centre led to a police raid.
“Acting swiftly on the report, operatives from Ore Division in collaboration with the Gender Unit raided the facility, leading to the rescue of five pregnant girls and a baby boy,” Olushola stated. One of the rescued victims, who had already given birth, is receiving post-natal treatment at the General Hospital, Ore.
The statement added that the principal suspect, Ada Clement, and her accomplices have admitted to operating the illegal home, where newborns were allegedly sold for amounts ranging from ₦400,000 for girls to ₦600,000 for boys.
Commissioner of Police, CP Adebowale Lawal, has directed a discreet and comprehensive investigation into the matter, assuring that all those involved will face the law. Detectives, he said, are on the trail of other fleeing suspects linked to the syndicate.
“CP Lawal reaffirmed the Command’s total commitment to the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, emphasizing that the Nigeria Police Force under his leadership will not relent in the fight against human trafficking, baby factories, child exploitation, and gender-based violence in all its forms,” the statement concluded.
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