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The Digest:

The Ondo State Police Command has dismantled a suspected baby factory in the Ore community, rescuing five pregnant underage girls and arresting the alleged operator. According to a police statement, the suspect, Ada Clement, confessed to running a facility where young pregnant girls were held and their babies sold for sums ranging from ₦400,000 for girls to over ₦600,000 for boys.

Key Points:
  • Police arrested one Ada Clement for operating a baby factory in Ore, Ondo State.
  • Five pregnant underage girls were rescued from the illegal facility.
  • Babies were reportedly sold for ₦400,000 and above.
  • The operation was uncovered after a 17-year-old victim escaped and reported to the police.
  • The victim was trafficked from Akwa Ibom State under the false promise of a job.
  • The suspect and accomplices have confessed to the crime.
  • One of the victims had already given birth to a baby boy at the facility.
This rescue pulls back the curtain on a hidden storm of exploitation, where human life becomes a commodity and vulnerability is preyed upon for profit.

Sources: Daily Post