Men of Rivers State Police Command have reportedly arrested a 17-year-old boy, Noble Uzuchi for getting 10 ladies pregnant.
Uzuchi was arrested alongside his accomplice, Chigozie Ogbonna, 29.
Both were accused of working for a baby factory in the Iguruta and Omagwa areas of the State.
Uzuchi and others were said to have been contracted to repeatedly sleep with the ladies and put them in the family way.
The police also arrested two female accomplices Favour Bright, 30; and Peace Alikoi, 40, the alleged leader.
Reports held that the 10 pregnant girls have been rescued from the baby factory.
It was said that babies born by the ladies in the baby factory were sold while their mothers are paid off with N500,000 each.
Meanwhile, Grace Iringe-Koko, spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command said the police acted on a credible tip-off before the arrests were made.
Her words:
“On Saturday, January 7, 2023, around 4.45 pm, while acting on credible intelligence available to the Rivers State Police Command, C4I Intelligence Unit operatives raided two houses at Igwuruta and Omagwa communities respectively, where victims of child trafficking were being kept.”
According to Iringe-Koko, the rescued victims confessed that they were lured into the ugly act due to the need to make ends meet.
She said:
“All the victims confessed that they were lured to the illicit sales of children because of the need to meet some financial challenges. A Honda Pilot Jeep, white, was recovered from the syndicate leader.
“The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department and efforts are being intensified to track and arrest the buyers of the children already sold out.”
