This is a shocking news to anyone that hears it, because the act of operating a baby factory is a huge crime against humanity, as it poses great danger to our society through exposing the young girls and children to health hazards, creating a blossoming atmosphere for moral decadence, enslavement among our young ones and many more ills that this act breeds. But some bad eggs within our Nigerian society have refused to let this act laid to rest even after several government warnings and strict penalty against anyone who is found in this act.
Just as I stated, this 52-year old woman seen here above was arrested today by the officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp [NSCDC] in Imo state, as she was reported to have been operating a baby factory in that state. The name of this woman is said to be Mrs Esther Akunmadu, and as she was paraded before newsmen today by the officials of the NSCDC, the Deputy Commandant 'Ade Michael' stated that the woman got arrested following a tip-off by some members of the community where she lives, but so far now, the accused woman has denied that report.
In the words of Ade Michael, here comes what he stated as the woman's claims;
"She said she is a retired midwife and she runs a maternity home that has no name and no certificate."
According to the Report from a reliable source, it was stated thus;
"A search carried out at the supposed maternity home which she opened about a year ago revealed she had four women and two one-week old babies in the premises. The NSCDC boss alleged that the woman bribed his men with N100,000 which they collected but presented before newsmen.
When interrogated, a distraught Mrs Akunmadu who spoke in pidgin English denied running a baby factory but admitted bribing the officials with N100,000. She said the day the men came to raid 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 drag her into any trouble.
When interrogated, one of the young girls found at her supposed maternity home, said her mother actually brought her to Mrs Akunmadu for treatment until she delivers her baby but does not know if there was any other agreement between her mother and the accused woman as she had only stayed barely a week at the maternity home.
In a related development, the Anambra state police command arrested and paraded a couple pictured above, that specialize in stealing new born babies at various hospitals in the state.
Parading the couple before newsmen at the state command headquarters in Awka the state capital on Saturday Nov 1st, the state Commissioner of Police, Hassan Karma said the couple who are in their early twenties collaborate with some hospital nurses to steal the new born babies from their mothers while they are still in hospital."
Photo credit: Screen-grab from Channels TV news
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