The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two women, Christiana D’ivoire Iyama and Margaret Ogwu for allegedly operating baby factory in the state.
The suspects, according to a statement by the Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, were arrested following an information received by police at Agbado divisional headquarters.
It is stated that Christiana Iyama who lives at No 4, Ibrahim Famuyiwa street, Agbado Ogun state, is operating a baby factory at the said address, where she used to harbour young girls and hired men to impregnate them after which she will collect the baby on delivery and sell to her waiting buyers.
“Upon the information, the DPO Agbado division, SP Awoniyi Adekunle mobilized his detectives to the area where the said Christiana D’ivoire Iyama and Margaret Ogwu were arrested.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that Margaret Ogwu was one of the girls harboured by Christiana D’ivoire who employed the service of a man to impregnate her and collected the child on delivery, which she sold at the rate of 400,000(four hundred thousand naira) to one of her customers.
“She also confessed to the Police that, she has sold up to three children from different women to her different customers” Oyeyemi stated
Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole has ordered the transfer of the case to Criminal Investigation Departments for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
