Eight pregnant girls have been rescued from an another baby factory uncovered in Asaba, Delta state. The operator of the ‘factory’ has been arrested by detectives from the Delta police command.
According to a statement made available by a spokesperson of the Police command, DSP Celestina Kalu, the baby-making factory was discovered after detectives, acting on a tip-off, swooped on the premises.
“On July 30, 2015, Police detectives from GRA Division Asaba, while acting on a tip-off, raided a suspected baby factory opposite the Federal Radio Corporation, Asaba, and arrested its operator, Mr. John Ihezun,” Kalu said.
Reportedly, the detectives also arrested two boys, Prince Chukwu and Obum Nwankwo, and found eight pregnant girls (names withheld) in the premises of the baby factory.
The command said it had commenced investigations into the matter, saying that any person found to be involved, would be prosecuted.
