Baby Factory Discovered In Uruan, Akwa Ibom State

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has announced the discovery of a baby factory in Uruan where young girls are made to conceive, give birth and the babies later sold.
 
Allegedly run by one Wisdom Mbaba, workers in the factory collect the new babies from the young mothers as soon as they are delivered and pay each N70,000 after delivery.
 
The state's Commissioner of Police, Umar Gwadabe, told journalists that following a tip-off from a resident of the area, the police raided the place and about seven young women, between the ages of 18 and 20, were rescued. He added that the suspected proprietor of the home, Mbaba, escaped but his wife, Effiong, was arrested.
 
One of the girls rescued, Aniebet Sunday, said that she had gone there to abort a five-month-old pregnancy but Mbaba told her to stay with him, promising that he would pay her for the baby, which she agreed to and was paid N70,000 after delivery.
 
“My friend took me to Doctor Wisdom when I was pregnant and wanted to do abortion but the doctor said I should stay and give birth," she said. "I did not even see the baby that I gave birth to. I don’t know if it was a boy or girl. It was taken away before I was able to stand up. But doctor gave me N70, 000."
 
Effiong, who is currently in police custody, admitted that her husband was a specialist in abortion but claimed he had stopped doing the business for some years now. "I don’t know anything about the business," she said. "I run a shop where I sell foodstuffs and others things."