Police Burst Baby Factory, Rescue 16 Expectant Teenagers

The Imo State Police Command yesterday continued with the clampdown on ‘baby factories’ with the rescue of 16 pregnant teenagers between the ages of 14 to 19 years from an illegal orphanage operated by a fake medical doctor, James Ezuma in the guise of a Non-Governmental Organization.

Ezuma who is currently standing trial for alleged gun running, anchors a registered NGO, the Ezuma Women and Children Rights Protection Initiative (EWCRPI), a platform that shields his nefarious activities from security operatives.

Briefing newsmen, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Muhammad Musa Katsina, disclosed that “the NGO is a baby factory where teenage girls are encouraged to get pregnant and paid N100, 000.00 on delivery to abandon their babies who are eventually used for purposes ranging from child trafficking to rituals”.

He said that the Command is battling to unravel the whereabouts of a new born baby that was forcefully snatched away from the teenage mother, Nnachi Chinaza by the suspect who refused to disclose to the Police who the baby was sold to.

“So far he has taken us to Abia state where he said the baby is but we were unable to recover the baby, though investigations are still ongoing, the presumption at the moment is that the baby may have been used for ritual purposes”, he stated.

The CP warned parents to keep an eye on their teenage girls to prevent them from falling prey to child traffickers and baby factory operators.

According to him, “It is pertinent to mention that the suspect was arraigned before an Owerri Chief Magistrate Court 1 on November, 2013 for the offence of conspiracy and Unlawful possession of firearms.

“When a search was conducted on the premises, sixteen pregnant...