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Niger's Minister of Agriculture has been arrested for involvement in a 'baby factory', 'baby trafficking' network.
The arrest of Abdou Labo, a senior figure in President Mahamadou Issoufou's ruling coalition, comes after 17 people, including his wife and the spouses of other politicians, were arrested in June as part of a police investigation.
One of the wives of Hama Amadou, the main rival of Niger president, is among the ones arrested.
Following the arrest of his wife, Labo, who is one of five ministers of state in the 36-member government, denied any involvement.
Labo, who was interior minister between 2011 and 2013, is deputy leader of the opposition Democratic and Social Convention (CDS) headed by Mahamane Ousmane, the country's first democratically elected president between 1993 and 1996.
Kabirou Adamou, spokesman for Labo's CDS party, said: "We had a party meeting this morning. The minister called to say the judge had decided to place him in detention. He is presumed innocent for the moment."
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Source: #AlJazeera
The arrest of Abdou Labo, a senior figure in President Mahamadou Issoufou's ruling coalition, comes after 17 people, including his wife and the spouses of other politicians, were arrested in June as part of a police investigation.
One of the wives of Hama Amadou, the main rival of Niger president, is among the ones arrested.
Following the arrest of his wife, Labo, who is one of five ministers of state in the 36-member government, denied any involvement.
Labo, who was interior minister between 2011 and 2013, is deputy leader of the opposition Democratic and Social Convention (CDS) headed by Mahamane Ousmane, the country's first democratically elected president between 1993 and 1996.
Kabirou Adamou, spokesman for Labo's CDS party, said: "We had a party meeting this morning. The minister called to say the judge had decided to place him in detention. He is presumed innocent for the moment."
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Source: #AlJazeera
