‘Baby Factory’ Is Discovered By NIS In Ondo State

The Nigeria Immigration Service, Ondo State Command, said on Thursday it had discovered a ‘baby factory’ in Ilu-tuntun, Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state.
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The command told newsmen in Akure that 19 men and women who were allegedly cohabiting and producing children for the owner of the ‘factory’ were arrested.
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They comprised eight men and 11 women and the owner of the factory.
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Five of the women were carrying children, while another five were found pregnant.
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The Comptroller of the command, Alhaji Al-Hassan Musa, said “we were able to arrest these people by acting on a tip-off we got from Abuja.”
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“A circular emanating from the headquarters informed us that an operator of a baby factory in Imo State has relocated to somewhere in Ondo State.
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“We swung into action and our investigations led us to Ilu-tuntun where we arrested these people.
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“Our investigations also revealed that the operator, who was said to be in connivance with a Camerounian, has another such factory in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State,” he said.
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The comptroller also said that the culprits would be handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Offences (NAPTIP) in Lagos.
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However, some of the suspects and the alleged proprietor, who spoke with newsmen, denied the allegations, saying they were all members of a family.