9 Pregnant Girls Were Arrested In Enugu After Police Raided Baby Factory (Photo)

The Enugu State Police Command on Saturday raided a

“baby factory” and arrested nine pregnant girls in the

process.

The operation, carried out by the 9th Mile Division of the

Nigeria Police Force, took the police to a baby factory

located within Etiti Amankwo Ngwo of 9th mile, Udi local

government Area of Enugu state.

The factory is allegedly being owned and operated by one

Ikechukwu Onoh of Etiti Amakwo Ngwo.

The spokesman of the police in Enugu State, Mr. Ebere

Amaraizu, who confirmed the arrest to DAILY POST said

the pregnant women and girls later gave their names as

“Stella James, 19 years of Ohaozara Ebonyi State, Eze

Jennifer, 19 years of Obukpa in Nsukka local Government

Of Enugu state, Ugwu Christabel, 17 years of Aku Igboetiti

local Government of Enugu state, Happiness Mbaonu, 17

years of Nnewi Anambra state, Ovunna Ifeoma, 20 years

of Ezza Ebonyi State”.

Others are Esther Nwankwo, 21 years of Nkalagu Ebonyi

state, Onyedika Agu, 23 years of Isuawa Awgu of Enugu

state, Blessing James, 23 years of Ohafia Abia state and

Chibueze Ujunwa, 24 years of Nenwenta Aninri local

Government Area of Enugu state.

Amaraizu added that “they are helping the operatives in

their investigations.

“On the part of the owner of the factory, he claimed that

he got a provisional approval in October 2007 from

ministry of women affairs and social development Enugu

State to admit and shelter pregnant women in his hospital

called ‘Tex Hospital and maternity home’, and that the

hospital is no longer functional, hence he is now running

the home from his house.

“He also admitted that under the authority, he was

supposed to inform the social development and women

affairs within 24hrs of admitting any pregnant woman”.

Meanwhile, some of the girls claimed that they were raped

by unknown persons and that they found succour in the

home.

One of them claimed that she was raped and that she could

not report to her parents until pregnancy resulted, leading

to her being forced to marry an old man or leave the

family.

This, she said made her to seek for assistance through one

of her relations, who directed her to the home.