A 17-year-old boy named Noble Uzuchi has been arrested in Rivers state for impregnating ten ladies.
The young boy and his 29-year-old accomplice, Chigozie Ogbonna, were arrested for running a baby factory in the state.
Other suspects arrested with the duo include 40-year-old, Peace Alikoi and Favour Bright, 30.
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Rivers state Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, while announcing the arrest, said the four suspects carried out their operations in Obio/Akpor and Ikwerre local government areas of the state.
Further investigations ongoing
She added that the Police received a tip-off which led to the rescue of 10 pregnant ladies.
In a statement, the Police PRO said, “On Saturday, January 7, 2023, around 4.45 pm, while acting on credible intelligence available to the Rivers State Police Command, C4I Intelligence Unit operatives raided two houses at Igwuruta and Omagwa communities, respectively, where victims of child trafficking were being kept. The victims rescued in the operation are 10, most of them pregnant.”
Further investigations by the Police revealed that whenever a victim delivered her baby, the gang leader kept the child and paid her a sum of N500,000, adding that some of the babies previously born in the houses had been sold.
“All the victims confessed that they were lured to the illicit sales of children because of the need to meet some financial challenges. A Honda Pilot Jeep, white, was recovered from the syndicate leader,” Grace Iringe-Koko said.
Grace Iringe-Koko said the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), and those involved in buying the babies are on the radar and would be brought to book.
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Police begin hunt for man who gave igbo to toddler
Meanwhile, a young man who put a stick of igbo (marijuana) in his little daughter’s mouth attracted the attention of the Nigerian Police Force.
The short clip showed a supposed Nigerian father feeding a baby girl a stick of smoke with a giggling mother in the background.
The video, however, received widespread criticism on social media after it was exposed via a Tweet on January 10.
