By Kamsi Anayo
Two women, Christiana D’ivoire Iyama and Margaret Ogwu have been arrested by men of Ogun state Police Command for operating a baby factory.
The suspects, as confirmed by the Ogun Police Command spokesperson, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi were arrested on the 27th of August 2022 following an information received by police at Agbado divisional headquarters.
He said, “That, Christiana Iyama who lives at No 4, Ibrahim Famuyiwa street, Agbado Ogun state, is operating a baby factory at the above address, where she used to harbour young girls and hire 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 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 for N400,000 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.
