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Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Lagos State Command, have busted a baby factory in Okuju, Ilado, Badagry area of Lagos.
In the operation carried out on Wednesday night into the early hours of Thursday, the operatives rescued 18 pregnant women and 10 children, and arrested the operators of the facility, Joy Okeke and Raphael Agwu.
The victims were said to have subscribed to the facility via an offer on a Facebook platform.
The pregnant women, upon delivery, have their children sold and are paid between N500,000 and N1.8m.
The victims, between the ages of 18 and 30, were paraded at the NSCDC office, Badagry division, Ibereko, on Friday.
Some of the pregnant women had come to the centre with children and infants also up for sale to willing buyers.
At the parade, Commandant, Lagos State, NSCDC, Adedotun Keshinro, said its operatives swooped on the big flat containing many rooms that house the victims following actionable intelligence that lasted three weeks. Punch









