AyoAROWOJOLU
The rate at which baby making factories are daily springing up in parts of Nigeria, especially in Ogun state, is worrisome.
Last Thursday the 27th of November 2020, in Abeokuta, operatives of the Ogun State Police Command discovered a baby factory home at a hideout located at Lagos Street, Adesan area of Mowe in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area.
The discovery of the home followed a complaint from concerned residents of the area who informed the police at Mowe Divisional headquarters that a particular building located in their vicinity, is strongly suspected to be a baby making factory.
The reason for their suspicion was hinged on the fact that most of the women sighted in the area are always with pregnancy and whenever they delivered, they hardly see them with babies.
The informants stated further that from their observation, the babies are being sold.
On the strength of the information, the Divisional Police Officer, Mowe, SP Marvis Jayeola, led his men to the area, where a man who is strongly suspected to be working for the operator of the home, was arrested with four women and four children.
One of the women arrested is currently heavily pregnant while one of them is said to have just delivered a baby which has already been sold as usual.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the home is strongly linked to one Mrs Florence Ogbonna, who is alleged to be a notorious baby factory operator who had earlier been arrested for similar offence, with her case already pending in court.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Ajogun Awolowo, has ordered a massive manhunt for the said Florence Ogbonna.
The police boss also ordered that the case be transfered to the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.
