Nigeria's horrific baby factory liquidated – details
Nigeria police dismantled a child trafficking network in Oyo State. A 50-year-old suspect confessed to selling three of her own sons and kidnapping 13 children. The network's center was a clinic in Ogun, 17 children and two pregnant women were rescued, and at least six children died.
Police in southwestern Nigeria have dismantled a major child trafficking network. In Oyo State, a 50-year-old woman was arrested and confessed to selling three of her own sons—two newborn twins and a one-year-old—through an underground structure. She also admitted to kidnapping at least 13 children during mass events, including religious holidays and the Egungun festival. The criminals paid her between $50 and $75 for kidnapped children, about $190 for the twins, and around $560 for a child from the festival. Children were transported to buyers at Lagos port. The network's center was the 'Oluwakemi Clinic' in Ogere-Remo (Ogun State), serving as a cover for an interstate network. During the special operation, police rescued 17 children and two pregnant women. At least six children under the group's care are confirmed dead. The headline uses the emotionally charged term 'horrific,' but the article presents facts in a restrained news register, based on investigation data and testimony.