Some of the pregnant teenage girls being rescued by the police
Incidence like this makes me hide my face in shame and not so proud to be identify as an Igbo Man. The bitter truth is this, the culture of Baby Factory is taking root not only In Imo state but other states in the Eastern Part of Nigeria like Abia,Anambra and Enugu. The reason for this new order is this, to adopt a child in Igbo land now goes for 700,000 for a female child anda male child is 1,000,000 and above
Not every childless couple can afford such outrageous amount and most who cant go for this cheaper option, get a morally loose girl to get pregnant, groom and take care of her when she is still pregnant and then pay her off in the region of 100,00 or 150,000 thousand if she is a male child depending on your level of negotiation with gir whenever she delivers and that is the end of the contract.
Very sad what my people have become all in the name of looking for a child to buy.
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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 suspects being taken away
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
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH WHAT THE DOCTOR WAS DOING. THIS LADIES WHERE STRANDED AND HAD NO ONE TO CARE FOR THEM. AT LEAST THEY WERE GIVEN SHELTER AND FOOD AND WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT THEY WERE NOT ALONE. NON OF THE GIRLS SAID THEY WERE MALTREATED WHEN THEY WERE THERE. THIS LADIES ARE GIVING A GREAT GIFT TO THOSE THAT COULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO HAVE A CHILD.
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