Some of the pregnant teenage girls being rescued by the police
The Police Command again has uncovered another baby-making
factory in Egbu, near Owerri the State
capital, arresting the proprietor, one Dr. James Ezuma who runs a
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), and a clinic. 16 girls were rescued in the
process. The girls were kept in two rooms in the building that houses his NGO,
with no windows while repulsive odour oozed out from their
rooms
The girls, aged 14-19 were encouraged to get pregnant and take home the sum of N100,000
at delivery, on the condition that they would abandon their babies who would be
eventually used for purposes ranging from child trafficking to rituals.
The commissioner of Police has warned the general public to endeavour to keep an eye on
their girls so that they would not fall prey to such miscreants like Dr. Ezuma,
who does not mean well for the society.
One of the girls who spoke amidst tears said, her boyfriend rejected the pregnancy and
was directed here by her aunt. She said though she was given N100,000 after
delivery, on the promise that they would train her baby, but she never knew her
baby would be sold to unknown persons even without her
consent.
Also speaking, another victim, 18 year old Blessing A. who came from Lagos, told journalists
that she became stranded when she got pregnant, but
was directed to the place with the promise that her child would be taken care
of.
The suspect while speaking to journalists insisted that he
was not into child trafficking, and that the child was given out for adoption on the consent of the
mother.
Other items recovered from the suspect include, a gun and
10 exotic cars of different
models.
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