24 babies recovered in Rivers alleged baby factory

The Commissioners of Police in the state, Mustapha Dandaura, said the suspect was uncovered on Tuesday following an operation of Eagle Crack Unit of the Police in the state.

The lawyer the the home, Eunice Uchendu said: “Yesterday the E-Crack team came to Tenter Life Foundation Initiative and arrested the owner and others persons on wrong information that it was a baby factory, which is not true.

“It is an orphanage home. She (owner) works in collaboration with the Rivers State Ministry of Social Welfare. The ministry also gave her grant to run a similar thing at Ogoni area. This body was registered in 2018, June.”

Commissioners of Police speaking said, “Today, I am glad to inform you that operatives of the Eagle Crack in a covert operation yesterday 25/2/2020 at about 1530hrs, burst a child trafficking syndicate at Woji in Port Harcourt, where twenty four babies between the ages of one and two years and four pregnant teenagers were recovered.

“The babies and pregnant teenagers who are frail and malnourished are currently receiving medical attention at the police clinic, while investigation is still on with a view to making more recoveries and bringing the masterminds to justice.

“The command is hereby appealing to the public, particularly residents of the state who’s babies are missing to come forward for identification and collection.”

He, however, called on residents of the state whose babies were missing to avail themselves at the state Police headquarters to identity and take home their babies.

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But the owner of the home denied the claim by the police he said the home is an orphanage and transition home was registered as a Non-Governmental Organization in 2018.