A maternity where newborn babies are sold to wealthy couples has been discovered in Asaba, the Delta State capital. It was revealed that the racket had
been going on for some years at the maternity (name withheld), which was formerly managed by a medical doctor, who was said to have died in a motor accident.
The new managers were said to have turned the facility into a haven of the illicit trade, disguising it as a maternity to cover their track from the prying eyes of the public.
It was gathered that unmarried but pregnant young ladies who had been jilted by their lovers found solace in the hands of the managers of the maternity who lured them with a promise of N50,000 after giving birth to the baby.
The police in collaboration with local vigilance group recently raided the storey building located in Oduke, a sparsely populated area of Okwe community in the metropolis.
Three pregnant women and a suspected member of the syndicate were apprehended during the raid.
The Delta State Police Command spokesman, DSP Charles Muka, who confirmed the arrest, did not give further details.
The baby racketeering syndicate, it was learnt, had network with a doctor based in Upper Iweka, Onitsha in Anambra State, whose duty was to distribute the babies to potential buyers at the rate of N250,000, irrespective of the baby’s sex.
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