Baby factory

A 52-year-old woman, Esther Akunmadu, was
arrested for supposedly operating a baby
factory by Officials of the Nigeria Security and
Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) Imo state command
in the Umutueke community in Imo state.
Esther Akunmadu was arrested for supposedly
operating a baby factory.
The woman was detained for harbouring
pregnant girls and women for the purpose of
selling their babies after birth after a tip off from
members of the community, a claim the suspect
refused.
“ She said she is a retired midwife and she runs
a maternity home that has no name and no
certificate,” the state NSCDC deputy
commandant, Ade Micheal said.
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According to the search at the alleged maternity
home which Esther Akunmadu opened around a
year ago she had four women and two one-
week babies in the premises.
A baby which was found at alleged maternity
home.
The NSCDC chief supposed that the woman
bribed his men with N100,000 which they
collected but showed before journalists.
Mrs Akunmadu denied operating a baby factory
but disclosed corrupting the officials with
N100,000.
The woman said the day the men came to
search her maternity home, she was about
going to the market to buy biscuits and sweets
which she also sells and that when she saw the
seriousness of the NSCDC officials, she gave
them the money so that they could leave her
alone and not slog her into any trouble.
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A 21-year old pregnant girl which was found at
her alleged maternity home said that her mother
took her to Mrs Akunmadu for treatment until the
birth of her baby but the girl doesn’t khow about
other agreements between arrested woman and
her mom.
It is about the third time that a baby factory has
been discovered in Imo State.
Baby factories are a big problem for Nigeria.
They keep springing up all over Nigeria,
particularly Eastern part, as fast as the law
administration agencies are shutting down the
discovered ones.
The recent case happened in Onitsha about a
month ago. Anambra State Police Command
arrested the holder of the baby factory for
supposedly selling one of the new- born babies
to yet-to-be identified person at Obosi for
N700,000 without the agreement of his mother.